Elucidating the immune response of Schreiber's bats to Lloviu virus infection in vitro and in vivo
The objective of this project is to provide and test samples of Schreiber's bats from multiple countries in Southern-Eastern Europe. We plan to continue and maintain a Lloviu virus surveillance programme in relation to these animals, which will provide samples for Lloviu virus RNA sequence diversity studies and also for in vivo ADAR/APOBEC gene activity studies. The animal-derived data will inform the in vitro study design.