Review Article
Volume: 36 | Issue: 2S | Published: Jun 24, 2020 | Pages: 194 - 200
Bat Borne Diseases
Authors: Muhammad Imran , Muhammad Touqeer Hanif , Waseem Abbas , Amjad Bilal
Article Info
Authors
Muhammad Imran
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology. Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore – Pakistan.
Muhammad Touqeer Hanif
Medical Laboratory Technologist, Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College, Lahore – Pakistan.
Waseem Abbas
Medical Laboratory Technologist Primary & Secondary Health Laboratory, Lahore– Pakistan.
Amjad Bilal
Medical Laboratory Technologist, Primary & Secondary Health Laboratory, Lahore– Pakistan.
Publication History
Received: May 12, 2020
Revised: May 19, 2020
Accepted: June 19, 2020
Published: June 24, 2020
Abstract
A bat-borne disease is any infectious disease whose primary reservoir is any species of bat. It is not a coincidence that some of the deadly viral disease outbreaks in recent years like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory disorder (MERS), Ebola, Marburg and the new 2019-nCoV virus are speculated to be originated in bats. Rarely some bacterial and fungal diseases are also related to certain species of bats. Such illnesses are part of Zoonosis, which refers to the human diseases of animal origin. In this review we highlight some of the bat-borne diseases with emphasis on the viral outbreaks as bats world-wide harbor a greater proportion of viruses than several other groups of mammals.
Keywords: Bat Borne Diseases, Infectious Diseases
