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Hey, I wonder what’s in bat poop?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by David Esteban

I know you were thinking the same thing! Bats are suspected reservoirs for several zoonotic viruses that can cause significant disease in humans or other animals. These include the dreaded Ebola virus, Nipah virus (which causes outbreaks of … Continue reading →

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Cross-Species Transmission in Rabies

Posted on December 7, 2010 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: D. Patel ’14
Deadly human diseases including HIV Aids, swine flu and rabies are infectious diseases where the viruses have jumped from one animal species into another and now infect humans too. This is a phenomenon known … Continue reading →

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