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Comment by cheeki kea on January 25, 2020 at 5:21pm

Science News

from research organizations

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First-time reconstruction of infectious bat influenza viruses

Date:

October 26, 2016

Source:

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Summary:

All known Influenza A viruses originate from aquatic birds that serve as virus reservoirs in nature. Avian viruses can cause severe disease and may lead to devastating pandemics when introduced into the human population. Therefore, a world-wide surveillance program has been set up to monitor influenza virus activity in birds. Surprisingly, bats were recently identified as a potential new source of influenza viruseshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026081543.htm#

Comment by cheeki kea on January 25, 2020 at 5:13pm

Oh snakes is it now, well don't mention Bats - or you might get too close to the truth. How is a reptile going to infect a human ? Bats on the other hand are Mammals (the only ones that fly) and are more than capable of infecting humans, dogs and other mammals. And They Know it.