Ilha Grande is one of the most bat-diverse areas in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with 37 documented species. This accounts for 19.9 percent of all known bat species in Brazil, 37.8 percent of those in ...

and the occurrence of recombination events among bat viruses circulating in Brazil, researchers say. “Bats are important ...

In the latest study, published in the Journal of Medical Virology (JMV), scientists screened 423 oral and rectal swabs from 16 different bat species. Researchers identified seven coronaviruses in five ...

Scientists in Brazil discovered a novel coronavirus in bats that closely resembles the MERS-CoV virus. Continuous surveillance is essential to monitor these viruses to understand their potential ...