From Ebola virus ecology, the super powers of bats and how to be a bat hero this Halloween, we have lots of bat news for you....
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Our health team in the Republic of Congo is part of a collaborative project with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) that is studying Ebola viruses in potential wild animal hosts. One potential host is the incredible Hammer-headed fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), the largest fruit bat in Africa. WCS epidemiologist Dr Sarah Olson is giving us extra insight into this unique creature through her Wild View blogs....
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