
Kevin J Olival
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Kevin J Olival
@nycbat
EID prevention and preparedness. #OneHealth #GlobalHealth #zoonoses. Disease ecology, evolution, and biodiversity conservation. Tweets are my own.


Incredible - using AI, 161,979 putative RNA virus species and 180 RNA virus supergroups identified (mostly) in SRA. A massive increase in the number of described viruses: in 2022, ICTV has classified 11,273 named virus species. 👉sciencedirect.com/science/articl…





Over a four-year period, 4,278 individual records of 41 bat species were documented at 50 sites in seven Western Asian countries. See the dataset here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12… #Chiroptera #biodiversity #mammals






Let's keep people and bats safe! New Field Hygiene Guidelines for anyone working with bats in the field from the IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group. PASS IT ON! @IUCNssc @BarbastellaJ @ibcr2022 @ebrs2024


Wrapping up the Bat Satellite One Health symposium with an open discussion on future directions for the field. 🦇#ASV2024 #LoveVirology So many great questions. We have a lot of work to do. @seifert_steph @TSchountz



Pics from the visit at @EcoHealthNYC HQ in New York. It was a great afternoon presenting our #lloviu research and discussing multiple 🦇 project results






