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Electron microscopy image of Marburg virus false-colored red.
Viral Research Gets Batty to Study Spillovers
Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.
Viral Research Gets Batty to Study Spillovers
Viral Research Gets Batty to Study Spillovers

Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.

Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.

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Three flying foxes (a type of bat) hanging upside down on a bare branch
Climate Change, Deforestation Drive Bat Virus Spillover Into Humans
Amanda Heidt | Nov 17, 2022 | 4 min read
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. 
Egyptian fruit bat hanging from branch
Marburg Virus Detected in Ghana for First Time
Andy Carstens | Jul 8, 2022 | 2 min read
Preliminary testing indicates that the two people died from the Ebola-like virus, the World Health Organization says.
bat flying in front of tan building
Fruit Bats Echolocate During the Day Despite Having Great Vision
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Apr 20, 2022 | 4 min read
Contrary to what researchers had assumed, Egyptian fruit bats don’t rely solely on sight to orient themselves as they drink and forage for food in daylight. 
Image of the Day: Hammerhead
The Scientist Staff | May 21, 2018 | 1 min read
This hammer-headed fruit bat is wearing a GPS tracker deployed by researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Image of the Day: Fetal Fruit Bat, Unveiled
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Oct 23, 2017 | 1 min read
A dissection microscope reveals the delicate inner structures of a third-trimester fetal fruit bat (Megachiroptera).
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