Daytime behavior of Pteropus vampyrus in a natural habitat: the driver of viral transmission

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 79; no. 6; pp. 1125 - 1133
• Main Authors: HENGJAN, Yupadee, PRAMONO, Didik, TAKEMAE, Hitoshi, KOBAYASHI, Ryosuke, IIDA, Keisuke, ANDO, Takeshi, KASMONO, Supratikno, BASRI, Chaerul, FITRIANA, Yuli Sulistya, ARIFIN, Eko M. Z., OHMORI, Yasushige, MAEDA, Ken, AGUNGPRIYONO, Srihadi, HONDO, Eiichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2017; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: all-occurrence focal sampling; Animals; Animals, Wild - psychology; Animals, Wild - virology; Behavior, Animal; Cercopithecidae - psychology; Cercopithecidae - virology; Chiroptera - psychology; Chiroptera - virology; daytime behavior; Disease Reservoirs - virology; disease transmission; Female; Indonesia; instantaneous scan sampling; Male; Pteropus vampyrus; Social Behavior; Virus Diseases - transmission; Virus Diseases - veterinary; Wildlife Science; Pteropus vampyrus; all-occurrence focal sampling; daytime behavior; disease transmission; instantaneous scan sampling

Flying foxes, the genus Pteropus, are considered viral reservoirs. Their colonial nature and long flight capability enhance their ability to spread viruses quickly. To understand how the viral transmission occurs between flying foxes and other animals, we investigated daytime behavior of the large f...