Three flying foxes (a type of bat) hanging upside down on a bare branch

Climate Change, Deforestation Drive Bat Virus Spillover Into Humans

Bats that experience food shortages due to climate change and habitat loss end up roosting in urban settings, where they shed more of the deadly Hendra virus.

Climate Change, Deforestation Drive Bat Virus Spillover Into Humans

Bats that experience food shortages due to climate change and habitat loss end up roosting in urban settings, where they shed more of the deadly Hendra virus.

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Colin Carlson Works to Predict and Prevent Viral Spillover

Catherine Offord | Jul 18, 2022 | 3 min read

The Georgetown University biologist studies how climate change contributes to the emergence of new zoonotic threats.