Bats host the most virulent--but not the most dangerous--zoonotic viruses
S. Guth, N. Mollentze, K. Renault, D. Streicker, E. Visher, M. Boots, C. E. Brook
The paper analyzes zoonotic virus traits to show bats host the most virulent viruses but not the most dangerous, as human death burden depends on epidemiological dynamics, not reservoir traits.
bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2021Ecology