Neotropical bats as sentinels for emerging zoonoses in Central America: A case study identifying Trypanosoma cruzi in bats from Belize using metagenomic next-generation sequencing
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- 2026-07-23
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pntd.0013851,
title = {Neotropical bats as sentinels for emerging zoonoses in Central America: A case study identifying Trypanosoma cruzi in bats from Belize using metagenomic next-generation sequencing},
author = {Elissa G. Torgerson and Michele Adams and Lauren R. Lock and Molly C. Simonis and Kristin E. Dyer and Amanda Vicente-Santos and M. Brock Fenton and Nancy B. Simmons and Daniel J. Becker and Nicole L. Achee},
year = {2026},
journal = {PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0013851},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013851}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Neotropical bats as sentinels for emerging zoonoses in Central America: A case study identifying Trypanosoma cruzi in bats from Belize using metagenomic next-generation sequencing AU - Elissa G. Torgerson AU - Michele Adams AU - Lauren R. Lock AU - Molly C. Simonis AU - Kristin E. Dyer AU - Amanda Vicente-Santos AU - M. Brock Fenton AU - Nancy B. Simmons AU - Daniel J. Becker AU - Nicole L. Achee PY - 2026 JO - PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013851 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013851 ER -
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Torgerson, E. G., Adams, M., Lock, L. R., Simonis, M. C., Dyer, K. E., Vicente-Santos, A., Fenton, M. B., Simmons, N. B., Becker, D. J., & Achee, N. L. (2026). Neotropical bats as sentinels for emerging zoonoses in Central America: A case study identifying Trypanosoma cruzi in bats from Belize using metagenomic next-generation sequencing. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013851
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