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Author Correction: Ecology, evolution and spillover of coronaviruses from bats
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Ecology, evolution and spillover of coronaviruses from bats
In the past two decades, three coronaviruses with ancestral origins in bats have emerged and caused widespread outbreaks in humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since...
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Seasonality of Date Palm Sap Feeding Behavior by Bats in Bangladesh
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Bartonella species in medically important mosquitoes, Central Europe
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