Human-bat Competition on Cultivated Fruit Resources Promotes Bat-borne Pathogens Spillover to Humans and Domestic Animals in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
The study's findings highlight the significance of increasing human-bat and domestic animal-bat food competition on cultivated fruits. We recommend future studies on ecological and behavioral interventions to prevent bat-borne pathogen spillover to humans and animals.
Authors
- Shusmita Dutta Choudhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-2530)
- Tahmina Shirin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5061-3783)
- Ariful Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9210-3351)
- Md. Arif Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7329-0366)
- Nabila Chowdhury
- Pronesh Dutta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2090-2007)
- Monjurul Islam
- A. K. M. Dawlat Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3631-8595)
Institutions
- Charles Sturt University (AU)
- Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf595
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35