First record of the Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Pteropodidae), from Kastellorizo island, Greece

Mammalia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 611-613
Author(s):  
Ilias Strachinis ◽  
Konstantinos Kalaentzis ◽  
Philippos Katsiyiannis ◽  
Christos Kazilas
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Fruit Bat ◽  
Sw Turkey ◽  
Palearctic Region ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
White Mulberry ◽  
The Town

Abstract The Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a pteropodid species with a large part of its range in the Palearctic region. It has a quite discontinuous range from sub-Saharan Africa to NW India, including SW Turkey. In this note we present the first record of the Egyptian fruit bat in Greek territory, observed during a zoological expedition on the island of Kastellorizo (Dodecanese, Greece). At least three specimens were observed foraging a white mulberry in the town of Megisti on May 4 2017, but no individual was spotted during a summer expedition in August 2017.

scholarly journals Three arenaviruses in three subspecific natal multimammate mouse taxa in Tanzania: same host specificity, but different spatial genetic structure?

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura N Cuypers ◽  
Stuart J E Baird ◽  
Alexandra Hánová ◽  
Tatjana Locus ◽  
Abdul S Katakweba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Spatial Genetic Structure ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Lassa Virus ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Morogoro Virus ◽  
Test Specificity ◽  
Sub Saharan

Abstract Mastomys natalensis is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and hosts several arenavirus species, including the pathogenic zoonotic Lassa virus in West Africa. Mitochondrial lineages sub-divide the range of M. natalensis and have been associated with cryptic structure within the species. To test specificity of arenaviruses to hosts carrying these lineages, we screened 1772 M. natalensis in a large area of Tanzania where three mitochondrial lineages meet. We detected fifty-two individuals that were positive for one of three arenaviruses: Gairo, Morogoro, and Luna virus. This is the first record of Luna virus in Tanzania. We confirmed the specificity of each arenavirus to a distinct host mitochondrial lineage except for three cases in one locality at the centre of a host hybrid zone. No arenaviruses were detected in a large part of the study area. Morogoro and Gairo virus showed differences in prevalence (Morogoro virus lower than Gairo virus) and in genetic structure (Morogoro virus more structured than Gairo virus). However, both viruses have genetic neighbourhood size estimates of the same order of magnitude as Lassa virus. While differences in arenavirus and/or host evolutionary and ecological dynamics may exist, Tanzanian arenaviruses could be suited to model Lassa virus dynamics in M. natalensis.

scholarly journals Pteropine Orthoreovirus in an Angolan Soft-Furred Fruit Bat (Lissonycteris angolensis) in Uganda Dramatically Expands the Global Distribution of an Emerging Bat-Borne Respiratory Virus

Viruses ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 740
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Bennett ◽  
Tony L. Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Respiratory Virus ◽  
Rectal Swab ◽  
Geographic Distance ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Zoonotic Virus ◽  
Fruit Bat ◽  
Dsrna Genome ◽  
Sub Saharan

Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV; Reoviridae: Spinareovirinae) is an emerging bat-borne zoonotic virus that causes influenza-like illness (ILI). PRV has thus far been found only in Australia and Asia, where diverse old-world fruit bats (Pteropodidae) serve as hosts. In this study, we report the discovery of PRV in Africa, in an Angolan soft-furred fruit bat (Lissonycteris angolensis ruwenzorii) from Bundibugyo District, Uganda. Metagenomic characterization of a rectal swab yielded 10 dsRNA genome segments, revealing this virus to cluster within the known diversity of PRV variants detected in bats and humans in Southeast Asia. Phylogeographic analyses revealed a correlation between geographic distance and genetic divergence of PRVs globally, which suggests a geographic continuum of PRV diversity spanning Southeast Asia to sub-Saharan Africa. The discovery of PRV in an African bat dramatically expands the geographic range of this zoonotic virus and warrants further surveillance for PRVs outside of Southeast Asia.

scholarly journals The Movement Ecology of the Straw-Colored Fruit Bat, Eidolon helvum, in Sub-Saharan Africa Assessed by Stable Isotope Ratios

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. e45729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Ossa ◽  
Stephanie Kramer-Schadt ◽  
Alison J. Peel ◽  
Anne K. Scharf ◽  
Christian C. Voigt
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Movement Ecology ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Stable Isotope Ratios ◽  
Fruit Bat ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Eidolon Helvum

scholarly journals Longitudinal Secretion of Paramyxovirus RNA in the Urine of Straw-Coloured Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elli Rosa Jolma ◽  
Louise Gibson ◽  
Richard D. Suu-Ire ◽  
Grace Fleischer ◽  
Samuel Asumah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Rna Sequences ◽  
Sequence Detection ◽  
Specific Pcr ◽  
Fruit Bat ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Eidolon Helvum

The straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and is widely hunted for bushmeat. It is known to harbour a range of paramyxoviruses, including rubuloviruses and henipaviruses, but the zoonotic potential of these is unknown. We previously found a diversity of paramyxoviruses within a small, captive colony of E. helvum after it had been closed to contact with other bats for five years. In this study, we used under-roost urine collection to further investigate the paramyxovirus diversity and ecology in this colony, which had been closed to the outside for ten years at the time of sampling. By sampling urine weekly throughout an entire year, we investigated possible seasonal patterns of shedding of virus or viral RNA. Using a generic paramyxovirus L-gene PCR, we detected eight distinct paramyxovirus RNA sequences. Six distinct sequences were detected using a Henipavirus-specific PCR which targeted a different region of the L-gene. Sequence detection had a bi-annual pattern, with the greatest peak in July, although different RNA sequences appeared to have different shedding patterns. No significant associations were detected between sequence detection and birthing season, environmental temperature or humidity, and no signs of illness were detected in any of the bats in the colony during the period of sample collection.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Secretion of Paramyxovirus RNA in the Urine of Straw-Coloured Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum)

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1654
Author(s):  
Elli Rosa Jolma ◽  
Louise Gibson ◽  
Richard D. Suu-Ire ◽  
Grace Fleischer ◽  
Samuel Asumah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Rna Sequences ◽  
Sequence Detection ◽  
Specific Pcr ◽  
Fruit Bat ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Eidolon Helvum

The straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and is widely hunted for bushmeat. It is known to harbour a range of paramyxoviruses, including rubuloviruses and henipaviruses, but the zoonotic potential of these is unknown. We previously found a diversity of paramyxoviruses within a small, captive colony of E. helvum after it had been closed to contact with other bats for 5 years. In this study, we used under-roost urine collection to further investigate the paramyxovirus diversity and ecology in this colony, which had been closed to the outside for 10 years at the time of sampling. By sampling urine weekly throughout an entire year, we investigated possible seasonal patterns of shedding of virus or viral RNA. Using a generic paramyxovirus L-gene PCR, we detected eight distinct paramyxovirus RNA sequences. Six distinct sequences were detected using a Henipavirus-specific PCR that targeted a different region of the L-gene. Sequence detection had a bi-annual pattern, with the greatest peak in July, although different RNA sequences appeared to have different shedding patterns. No significant associations were detected between sequence detection and birthing season, environmental temperature or humidity, and no signs of illness were detected in any of the bats in the colony during the period of sample collection.

A new species of the palaearctic genus Dasypoda Latreille 1802 (Hymenoptera: Dasypodaidae) from the Great Rift Valley in Ethiopia

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3181 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
DENIS MICHEZ ◽  
ALAIN PAULY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rift Valley ◽  
First Record ◽  
Solitary Bees ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Great Rift Valley ◽  
A New Species

Dasypoda is a genus of solitary bees previously recorded as endemic in the Palaearctic region from Portugal to Japan. Wedescribe here a new species of Dasypoda (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Melittidae), Dasypoda riftensis sp. nov., collected fromEthiopia, Great Rift Valley, Gallo. This species is the first record of the genus Dasypoda in Sub-Saharan Africa and is of phylogenetic importance. We discuss biogeographical implications of the record in Ethiopia.

scholarly journals Angolatitan adamastor, a new sauropod dinosaur and the first record from Angola

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Octávio Mateus ◽  
Louis L. Jacobs ◽  
Anne S. Schulp ◽  
Michael J. Polcyn ◽  
Tatiana S. Tavares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Sediments ◽  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

A forelimb of a new sauropod dinosaur (Angolatitan adamastor n. gen. et sp.) from the Late Turonian of Iembe (Bengo Province) represents the first dinosaur discovery in Angola, and is one of the few occurrences of sauropod dinosaurs in sub-Saharan Africa collected with good chronological controls. The marginal marine sediments yielding the specimen are reported to be late Turonian in age and, thus it represents a non-titanosaurian sauropod in sub-Saharan Africa at a time taken to be dominated by titanosaurian forms. Moreover, Angolatitan adamastor is the only basal Somphospondyli known in the Late Cretaceous which implies in the existence of relict forms in Africa.

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