Browsing by Author "Sutton, Jack"

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    Noteworthy bird records from south-west South Sudan game reserves
    (British Ornithologists' Club, 2023-09-07) Brooks, Daniel M.; Sutton, Jack; Kurchez, Laura A.; Garside, Adrian; Ejotre, Imran; Rice, Matt; Moeller, Michelle L.; Harris, Robert J.; Klee, Ivan De; Reeder, DeeAnn M.
    Avian camera trap image data from two game reserves in southwestern South Sudan produced three new country records, four other range extensions, and one filled a distributional gap between north-west Ethiopia and eastern Central African Republic. The study took place at Bangangai (31 traps, January 2015–February 2016) and Bire Kpatuos Game Reserves (52 traps, September 2015–August 2017). A total of 40 species (18 families) was recorded, including two Near Threatened species of global conservation concern: Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus and White-naped Pigeon Columba albinucha. The occurrence of Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus, Grey-throated Rail Canirallus oculeus and Nkulengu Rail Himantornis haematopus represent first records for South Sudan.
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    Robust evidence for bats as reservoir hosts is lacking in most African virus studies: a review and call to optimize sampling and conserve bats
    (Royal Society, 2023-11-15) Weber, Natalie; Nagy, Martina; Markotter, Wanda; Schaer, Juliane; Puechmaille, Sébastien J.; Sutton, Jack; Dávalos, Liliana M.; Dusabe, Marie-Claire; Ejotre, Imran; Fenton, M. Brock; Knörnschild, Mirjam; López-Baucells, Adrià; Medellin, Rodrigo A.; Metz, Markus; Mubareka, Samira; Nsengimana, Olivier; O'Mara, M. Teague; Racey, Paul A.; Tuttle, Merlin; Twizeyimana, Innocent; Vicente-Santos, Amanda; Tschapka, Marco; Voigt, Christian C.; Wikelski, Martin; Dechmann, Dina K.N.; Reeder, DeeAnn M.
    Africa experiences frequent emerging disease outbreaks among humans, with bats often proposed as zoonotic pathogen hosts. We comprehensively reviewed virus–bat findings from papers published between 1978 and 2020 to evaluate the evidence that African bats are reservoir and/or bridging hosts for viruses that cause human disease. We present data from 162 papers (of 1322) with original findings on (1) numbers and species of bats sampled across bat families and the continent, (2) how bats were selected for study inclusion, (3) if bats were terminally sampled, (4) what types of ecological data, if any, were recorded and (5) which viruses were detected and with what methodology. We propose a scheme for evaluating presumed virus–host relationships by evidence type and quality, using the contrasting available evidence for Orthoebolavirus versus Orthomarburgvirus as an example. We review the wording in abstracts and discussions of all 162 papers, identifying key framing terms, how these refer to findings, and how they might contribute to people's beliefs about bats. We discuss the impact of scientific research communication on public perception and emphasize the need for strategies that minimize human–bat conflict and support bat conservation. Finally, we make recommendations for best practices that will improve virological study metadata.