title: Bats as the reservoir for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom. kitwilliams@nhs.net
authors.forename: Chris J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D014777:Virus Diseases