@article{fdi:010065507,
  title = {{L}eptospira and paramyxovirus infection dynamics in a bat maternity enlightens pathogen maintenance in wildlife},
  author = {{D}ietrich, {M}. and {W}ilkinson, {D}. {A}. and {B}enlali, {A}. and {L}agadec, {E}. and {R}amasindrazana, {B}. and {D}ellagi, {K}oussay and {T}ortosa, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ats are reservoirs for several zoonotic pathogens of medical importance; however, infection dynamics of pathogens in wild bat populations remain poorly understood. {H}ere, we examine the influence of host crowding and population age structure on pathogen transmission and diversity in bat populations. {F}ocusing on two pathogen taxa of medical importance, {L}eptospira bacteria and paramyxoviruses, we monitored host population and pathogen shedding dynamics within a maternity colony of the tropical bat species {M}ormopterus francoismoutoui, endemic to {R}eunion {I}sland. {O}ur data reveal astonishingly similar infection dynamics for {L}eptospira and paramyxoviruses, with infection peaks during late pregnancy and 2 months after the initial birth pulse. {F}urthermore, although co-infection occurs frequently during the peaks of transmission, the patterns do not suggest any interaction between the two pathogens. {P}artial sequencing reveals a unique bat-specific {L}eptospira strain contrasting with the co-circulation of four separate paramyxovirus lineages along the whole breeding period. {P}atterns of infection highlight the importance of host crowding in pathogen transmission and suggest that most bats developed immune response and stop excreting pathogens. {O}ur results support that bat maternity colonies may represent hot spots of transmission for bacterial and viral infectious agents, and highlight how seasonality can be an important determinant of host-parasite interactions and disease emergence.},
  keywords = {{REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {4280--4289},
  ISSN = {1462-2912},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1111/1462-2920.12766},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065507},
}