The impact of human population pressure on flying fox niches and the potential consequences for Hendra virus spillover

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Walsh, Michael G ^a   Wiethoelter, Anke ^b   Haseeb, M A ^c,d  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BAT; CLIMATE; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HENDRA VIRUS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CHIROPTERA; CLIMATE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HENDRA VIRUS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; RISK; ZOONOSES;

EID: 85027488231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08065-z     Document Type: Article

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