PRO/AH/EDR> Potentially zoonotic novel viruses – Switzerland: bats

Not Yet Classified — Switzerland
Citation: Hardmeier I, Aeberhard N, Qi W, et al. Metagenomic analysis of fecal and tissue samples from 18 endemic bat species in Switzerland revealed a diverse virus composition including potentially zoonotic viruses. PLoS One. 2021; 16 (6): e0252534.
Many recent disease outbreaks in humans had a zoonotic virus etiology. Bats in particular have been recognized as reservoirs to a large variety of viruses with the potential to cross-species transmission. In order to assess the risk of bats