Istituto Superiore per la Protezione
e la Ricerca Ambientale

Cerca

Workshop on bats in karst topography

  • When Sep 04, 2015 08:30 PM to Sep 06, 2015 10:00 AM (GMT+0 / UTC0)
  • Where Cunardo (Va)
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The workshop aims to  deepen , trough a series of meeting, the main features of the biology and ecology of bats, providing useful elements for the recognition of Italian species and  the rules and practical actions for the protection of these special mammals.

During the workshop, ISPRA experts will present a speech on the ecology of transmission diseases,  evaluating  the role of bats in the circuits of transmission of some pathogens, such as coronavirus (CoV) responsible for major epidemics of SARS (which occurred in 2002 and 2003) and MERS (arisen in 2012 and currently in progress).

 

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