Imran Ejotre
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View article: Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics
Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics Open
Substantial global attention is focused on how to reduce the risk of future pandemics. Reducing this risk requires investment in prevention, preparedness, and response. Although preparedness and response have received significant focus, pr…
View article: Robust evidence for bats as reservoir hosts is lacking in most African virus studies: a review and call to optimize sampling and conserve bats
Robust evidence for bats as reservoir hosts is lacking in most African virus studies: a review and call to optimize sampling and conserve bats Open
Africa experiences frequent emerging disease outbreaks among humans, with bats often proposed as zoonotic pathogen hosts. We comprehensively reviewed virus–bat findings from papers published between 1978 and 2020 to evaluate the evidence t…
View article: Noteworthy bird records from south-west South Sudan game reserves
Noteworthy bird records from south-west South Sudan game reserves Open
Avian camera trap image data from two game reserves in southwestern South Sudan produced three new country records, four other range extensions, and one filled a distributional gap between north-west Ethiopia and eastern Central African Re…
View article: Negative Perception of Bats, Exacerbated by the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, May Hinder Bat Conservation in Northern Uganda
Negative Perception of Bats, Exacerbated by the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, May Hinder Bat Conservation in Northern Uganda Open
Bats face diverse challenges that cause global bat population declines, including habitat loss and roost disturbance. Additionally, negative perceptions of bats and their potential role in several zoonotic diseases have led to actions agai…
View article: Molecular detection of <i>Trypanosoma</i> spp. and <i>Hepatocystis</i> parasite infections of bats in Northern Nigeria
Molecular detection of <i>Trypanosoma</i> spp. and <i>Hepatocystis</i> parasite infections of bats in Northern Nigeria Open
Bats are mammalian hosts to a large diversity of eukaryotic protozoan blood parasites, including different genera of haemosporidians and diverse species of trypanosomes. Phylogenetic studies suggest that bats, particularly in Africa, have …
View article: Epauletted fruit bats display exceptionally high infections with a Hepatocystis species complex in South Sudan
Epauletted fruit bats display exceptionally high infections with a Hepatocystis species complex in South Sudan Open
Hepatocystis parasites are closely related to mammalian Plasmodium species, the causative agents of malaria. Despite the close phylogenetic relationship, Hepatocystis parasites lack the intermittent erythrocytic replication cycles, the sig…