Modeling the dietary effects on bat viral shedding and potential consequences for pathogen spillover
C. Vanalli, C. Falvo, D. Crowley, B. Schwarz, R. Plowright, P. J. Hudson, A. Rynda-Apple, I. M. Cattadori
This study models how diet affects viral shedding and spillover risk in Jamaican fruit bats infected with H18N11, finding diet-dependent interactions between citrulline and TNF influence shedding and transmission.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2024 · PreprintEcology