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Bats as reservoir hosts of emerging viruses in Italy: eco-epidemiological investigations to protect public health and biodiversity / D. Lelli, A. Lavazza, T. Trogu, E. Sozzi, M. Carrera, A. Castelli, C. Tolini, C. Bertasio, M.C. Rapi, G. Grilli, L. De Sabato, G. Vaccari, M. Rossato, M. Delledonne, A. Moreno - In: 9th National Congress of the Italian Society for Virology - One Virology One Health[s.l] : Società Italiana di Virologia, 2025 Jun 22. - pp. 89-89 (( Intervento presentato al 9. convegno National Congress of the Italian Society for Virology -One Virology One Health tenutosi a Torino nel 2025.

Bats as reservoir hosts of emerging viruses in Italy: eco-epidemiological investigations to protect public health and biodiversity

M.C. Rapi;G. Grilli;
2025
Bats are universally recognised as important hosts and reservoirs of emerging zoonotic viruses with zoonotic potential. In recent years, an increasing number of new and/or emerging viruses and viral variants have been identified in bats worldwide, and it is believed that many more remain undiscovered and uncharacterised. Herein, we report the results of a virological survey of bat populations in northern Italy mainly aimed at acquiring information on their health status and possible role as reservoirs of emerging viral agents. The survey involved the laboratory examination of bat samples collected from rehabilitation centres or known bat roost sites. Fresh carcasses were necropsied, and tissue specimens from different organs were sampled and examined through a diagnostic protocol broadly targeting viral agents to enhance the possibility of detecting newly emerging viruses with potential zoonotic importance or that could prove dangerous to bats. Both “classical” virologic methods (virus isolation and negative staining electron microscopy (nsEM)) and molecular techniques, such as PCRs for Coronavirus (CoV), Lyssavirus (LYSV), Mammalian Orthoreovirus (MRV), and NGS sequencing on selected samples, have been used.
Settore MVET-03/A - Malattie infettive degli animali
22-giu-2025
Università di Torino
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Società Italiana di Microbiologia
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