Newsroom

Entries for January 2023

Say Ahhh! Fruit Bat Gets a Check-up in the Republic of Congo

Press release

January 24, 2023
Say Ahhh! Fruit Bat Gets a Check-up in the Republic of Congo
  WCS and partners test bats for zoonotic diseases as part of long-term health monitoring effort Hi-res image Additional images The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released an image of scientists taking a swab from a straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) to test it for zoonotic diseases such as the Ebola virus. Through a new partnership with the Congolese Foundation for Medical Research (FCRM), blood samples and naso-oropharyngeal swabs will be safely collected from so...

READ THE STORY

Tags: One Health, Biodiversity, Photos