Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Faperj) under the grant no. E-26/202.930/2016, European Union?s Horizon 2020 grant agreement ZIKACTION no. 734857 and Coordena??o de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de e Laborat?rios de Refer?ncia da Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz/Minist?rio de Sa?de.; Minist?rio da Sa?de. Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz. Laborat?rio de Flaviv?rus. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.; Ag?ncia de Defesa Agropecu...
Studies have demonstrated that bats (order Chiroptera) are reservoirs for many infectious agents, including protozoa, bacteria, viruses, and fungi (1). Several studies confi rm that bats have a great effect on human health because they can transmit numerous infectious agents and provide a reservoir for emerging pathogens (1,2). The interaction between these animals and pathogenic fungi is well illustrated by th...