The Ebola virus binded poorly to straw-colored fruit bats' NPC1 receptor. "That really struck me," said Anthony, who helped discover the sixth known ebolavirus strain, Bombali virus.

Yet until recently, scientists didn’t fully understand why bats are so good at harboring pathogens that don’t seem to harm ...

Bats harbor many viruses that can spill over into humans, including Marburg, Ebola, and famously SARS-CoV-2. But while these ...

In Africa, there are hundreds. There are probably multiple species of bats that have their own Ebola viruses. At one point, ...

Around the time that bat ancestors evolved powered flight, their genomes picked up immune adaptations that can quell viral ...

Health workers wearing protective gear at an Ebola treatment centre. Uganda confirmed nine Ebola cases on February 10, 2025, ...

Scientists have developed a tool to narrow down potential host species of filoviruses like Ebola and better prioritize wildlife surveillance. Bats are widely recognized as the primary hosts of ...

Bats serve as hosts for deadly viruses, such as rabies, Ebola, Marburg, and the novel coronavirus. However, bats that carry such lethal viruses actually do not fall ill because they have a strong ...

It wouldn’t be surprising, given that many viruses have been linked to bats, including the Ebola, Marburg, Nipah and Hendra viruses, as well as coronaviruses like SARS-1 and MERS. But the bats ...

Many viruses have been linked to bats, as they are known disease carriers. The Ebola, Marburg, Nipah, and Hendra viruses […] ...

(Ondrej Prosicky, Getty) Bats are widely recognized as the primary hosts of filoviruses, such as Ebola, yet the specific host species of ebolaviruses are not definitively known. In a study led by the ...

The Health Ministry has urged the public to remain vigilant and report any individuals exhibiting symptoms consistent with ...