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SUBMITTER: Pruvot M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7088037 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pruvot Mathieu M Cappelle Julien J Furey Neil N Hul Vibol V Heng Huy Sreang HS Duong Veasna V Dussart Philippe P Horwood Paul P
European journal of wildlife research 20190429 3
A mass mortality event involving <i>Chaerephon plicatus</i> and <i>Taphozous theobaldi</i> bats occurred during a heat wave in April 2016 in Cambodia. This was investigated to clarify the causes of the die-off and assess the risk to public health. Field evidences, clinical signs, and gross pathology findings were consistent with a heat stress hypothesis. However, the detection of a novel bat paramyxovirus raises questions about its role as a contributing factor or a coincidental finding. Systema ...[more]