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Investigating How Bats Transmit Diseases to Humans
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04:48 - 11:23 (06:35)

A team of investigators walk through a village in India to try and identify possible ways that people could come into contact with bats or their secretions, and how the virus is transmitted from bats to people.

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The sickness that affected people transporting patients in Malaysia was transmitted from fruit bats to pigs, unlike in Bangladesh where this wasn't the case, and resulted in the death of at least one person.
04:48 - 06:32 (01:43)
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Fruit Bats
Summary

The sickness that affected people transporting patients in Malaysia was transmitted from fruit bats to pigs, unlike in Bangladesh where this wasn't the case, and resulted in the death of at least one person.

Chapter
Investigating How Bats Transmit Diseases to Humans
Episode
The Sunday Story: Hidden Viruses
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A team of investigators, including epidemiologists, doctors, and infectious disease experts, travel to Nepal to find the source of a bat-borne virus that has been jumping to humans.
06:32 - 11:23 (04:51)
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Investigators, Nepal, Bat-borne viruses
Summary

A team of investigators, including epidemiologists, doctors, and infectious disease experts, travel to Nepal to find the source of a bat-borne virus that has been jumping to humans. The team walks through a village to identify possible ways people come into contact with bats or their secretions and learns of the high fever associated with the virus.

Chapter
Investigating How Bats Transmit Diseases to Humans
Episode
The Sunday Story: Hidden Viruses
Podcast
Up First