Plain-nosed bats (family Vespertilionidae) as a possible reservoir of lyssaviruses and coronaviruses in Western Siberia and the south of European Russia

Vopr Virusol. 2024 Nov 9;69(5):415-428. doi: 10.36233/0507-4088-267.

Abstract

The review presents current data on the chiropterofauna inhabiting Western Siberia and the south of the European part of Russia. A general description of the genus of lyssaviruses and the family of coronaviruses is given. The potential for virus carriage in relation to lyssaviruses and coronaviruses in bat populations of two geographically distant regions is considered.

В обзоре приведены современные данные относительно хироптерофауны, обитающей в Западной Сибири и на юге европейской части России. Дана общая характеристика рода лиссавирусов и семейства коронавирусов. Рассмотрен потенциал вирусоносительства в отношении лисса- и коронавирусов в популяциях рукокрылых двух географически отдаленных регионов.

Keywords: Chiroptera; Siberia; Vespertilionidae; coronaviruses; epidemiological risks; lyssaviruses; south of the European part of Russia.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chiroptera* / virology
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Coronavirus* / classification
  • Coronavirus* / genetics
  • Coronavirus* / isolation & purification
  • Disease Reservoirs* / virology
  • Humans
  • Lyssavirus* / classification
  • Lyssavirus* / genetics
  • Lyssavirus* / isolation & purification
  • Phylogeny
  • Rhabdoviridae Infections* / epidemiology
  • Rhabdoviridae Infections* / veterinary
  • Rhabdoviridae Infections* / virology
  • Russia / epidemiology
  • Siberia / epidemiology