Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2018 Apr 11:9:702.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00702. eCollection 2018.

Bats, Coronaviruses, and Deforestation: Toward the Emergence of Novel Infectious Diseases?

Aneta Afelt  1 , Roger Frutos  2   3 , Christian Devaux  4
Affiliations

Bats, Coronaviruses, and Deforestation: Toward the Emergence of Novel Infectious Diseases?

Aneta Afelt et al. Front Microbiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: anthropization; bat; coronavirus; deforestation; emergence; mosaic landscape; novel contacts.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Evolution of the forest cover in Southeast Asia. (A) Changes in forest cover in Southeast Asia from 2000 to 2013. Time-series analysis of Landsat images with a resolution of 30 × 30 m. The nature of the vegetation cover (stability or change over a period of 13 years), is indicated by a color code: Yellow: Remaining primary forest (a primary forest is defined as a mosaic of forests and naturally treeless ecosystems within the zone of the current forest extent, which displays no remotely detected signs of human activity or habitat fragmentation and is large enough to maintain all native biological diversity). Red: Lost primary forest, Black: Tree loss, Green: Forest cover, Light green: Low-density tree cover, White: Anthropized area (cultivated land and settlements, including cities). The types of coronaviruses isolated and described in several countries in Asia are presented along with the bat species from which they have been isolated. (B) Example of forest cover loss in Lao PDR with evidence of a low-density tree cover. Land cover evolution from 2000 to 2013. Data obtained using a 30 × 30 m resolution (Black: Tree loss; green: Forest cover; light green: Low-density tree cover). (C) Example of forest cover loss in Cambodia where deforestation linked to wood trade and agriculture. Land cover evolution from 2000 to 2013. Data obtained using a 30 × 30 m resolution (Black: Tree loss; green: Forest cover; light green: Low-density tree cover). (D) Example of forest cover loss in Sumatra (Indonesia) where deforestation was linked to population growth and agricultural pressure. Land cover evolution from 2000 to 2013. Data obtained using a 30 × 30 m resolution (Black: Tree loss; green: Forest cover; light green: Low-density tree cover).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Afelt A., Lacroix A., Zawadzka-Pawlewska U., Pokojski W., Buchy P., Frutos R. (2018). Distribution of bat-borne viruses and environment patterns. Infect. Genet. Evol. 58, 181–191. 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.12.009 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Anthony S. J., Johnson C. K., Greig D. J., Kramer S., Che X., Wells H., et al. . (2017). Global patterns in coronavirus diversity. Virus Evol. 3:vex012. 10.1093/ve/vex012 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ashwell D., Walston N. (2008). An Overview of the Use and Trade of Plants and Animals in Traditional Medicine System in Cambodia. TRAFFIC Southeast Asia Gt. Mekong Programme Ha Noi.
    1. Berto A., Anh P. H., Carrique-Mas J. J., Simmonds P., Van Cuong N., Tue N. T., et al. (2017). Detection of potentially novel paramyxovirus and coronavirus viral RNA in bats and rats in the Mekong Delta region od southern Viet Nam. Zoonoses Public Health 65, 30–42. 10.1111/zph.12362 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Brook C. E., Dobson A. P. (2015). Bats as ‘special’ reservoirs for emerging zoonotic pathogens. Trends Microbiol. 23, 172–180. 10.1016/j.tim.2014.12.004 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources