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Briefing: Vaccinating bats could be good for people. But how do you vaccinate a bat?
Strategic angle: In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on the flying mammal's immune system?
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Updated 28 days ago
The recent study investigates the feasibility of vaccinating bats through two novel methods: administering vaccine-laced saline and feeding them vaccine-infused mosquitoes.
These techniques aim to enhance the immune response in bats, which could have significant implications for controlling zoonotic diseases that affect humans.
The effectiveness of these vaccination methods on bat immune systems is still under evaluation, and further research will be necessary to assess their impact on both bat populations and public health outcomes.