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A virologist’s nightmare: People and predators keep going into a cave full of bats with Marburg virus

As if its name didn’t warn you enough, there are many good reasons to avoid Python Cave in Uganda. Chief among them is that the cavern is home to a roost of bats known to harbor Marburg virus, the ...
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‘Bat feast’ animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread

Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at known Marburg-virus hotspot — and caught hundreds of humans visiting.

There's a Cave Full of Bats Infected by the 'Bleeding Eye' Virus. People Are Trespassing to See It, and Scientists Want It to Stop

While studying predators visiting Python Cave, home to bats confirmed to have Marburg virus, scientists observed hundreds of ...