Flaggermusens mysterier

Flaggermusens mysterier

From Pestpodden by Helse Bergen

March 19, 2025 · 47 min · Season 1 · Episode 25

About this episode

This episode explores the mysterious world of bats and their role as carriers of dangerous infectious diseases.

VI har dykket ned i flaggermusens underlige verden. Hvordan kan det ha seg at flaggermusen er bærer av (og tilsynelatende lever uaffisert med) en så lang rekke livsfarlige infeksjonssykdommer? Vi har fordypet oss i litteraturen og har dessuten snakket med forsker og virolog Irene Ørpetveit ved Veterinærinstituttet. Velkommen til en episode om flaggermusens mysterier! Referanser: 1. Chomel BB, Stuckey MJ, Boulouis HJ, Aguilar- Setién A. Bat-Related Zoonoses. Zoonoses - Infections Affecting Humans and Animals. 2014 Aug 22:697–714. 2.Woo PCY, Lau SKP. Viruses and Bats. Viruses. 2019;11(10). 3.Ahn M, Wang LF. Translation from bats to humans beyond infectious diseases. J Exp Med. 2021;218(9). 4.Carter GG, Farine DR, Crisp RJ, Vrtilek JK, Ripperger SP, Page RA. Development of New Food-Sharing Relationships in Vampire Bats. Curr Biol. 2020;30(7):1275-9 e3. 5.Simon R, Holderied MW, Koch CU, von Helversen O. Floral acoustics: conspicuous echoes of a dish-shaped leaf attract bat pollinators. Science. 2011;333(6042):631-3. 6.Vampire bats go with the flow. Lab Anim (NY). 2013;42(3):79. 7.Eby P, Peel AJ, Hoegh A, Madden W, Giles JR, Hudson PJ, et al. Pathogen spillover driven by rapid changes…

People in this episode

Guest: Irene Ørpetveit

Topics covered

  • bats
  • zoonoses
  • viral infections
  • ecology
  • research

Keywords

  • bats
  • zoonoses
  • viral diseases
  • Irene Ørpetveit
  • Veterinærinstituttet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Veterinærinstituttet

Books & works: Zoonoses - Infections Affecting Humans and Animals, Viruses, J Exp Med, Curr Biol, Science, Lab Anim (NY), Nature, Antiviral Res

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