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Ancient Epidemics in Bats Play a Role in Human Case Fatality Rate and Death Burden

Medicine, Health, and Disease
Salomé Arrieta Alysa Olivas

Grade:
12
Teacher:
Jeremy Jonas

To contextualize bats as hosts for zoonotic viruses we examined epidemics in all mammals using their virus interacting proteins (VIPs). Through data analysis we assessed how strength of VIPs in mammals may effect human case fatality rate and death burden.


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One thought on “Ancient Epidemics in Bats Play a Role in Human Case Fatality Rate and Death Burden

  1. Amazing Research! Well done! So impressed by your hard work and dedication.

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