Importance of bats in wildlife: not just carriers of pandemic SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses. (Special Issue: Coronaviruses and COVID-19- Past, Present, and Future.)

ABSTRACT

Bats are the only flying mammals that carry multiple pathogens, such as the SARS-CoV-2. As a consequent of fear of the zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2, there is an adverse reaction in multiple countries against these animals. Bats contribute with arthropod control and pollination, among other positive roles of these animals.