Vampire Bat Betaherpesvirus Prevalence and Phylogeny Across Latin America

Oropharyngeal swabs from wild common vampire bats collected between 2011 and 2024 across 15 regions in seven countries support analyses of Desmodus rotundus Betaherpesvirus prevalence and spread. The dataset includes sample-level metadata, genetic sequence alignments, and phylogenetic analysis files. Haris Malik published this data on figshare in 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze viral prevalence and strain diversity based on sample metadata and DrBHV amplification status.
• Model geographic spread and regional transitions based on phylogeographic analyses and sequence alignments.
• Investigate within-host co-infection and strain co-circulation patterns using phylogenetic clustering outputs.
• Assess predictors of viral transmission, such as distance and climate similarity, using the GLM-CTMC model.

Strengths

• Samples span a 13-year period from 2011 to 2024, providing longitudinal context.
• Geographic coverage includes 15 regions across seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Includes multiple analysis-ready file types (metadata, alignments, phylogenetic trees, scripts).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific sampling locations and years.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Oropharyngeal swabs collected from wild common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus).

Time Range

2011 to 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 16:29:49

Geography

15 regions in Brazil, Belize, French Guiana, México, Panamá, Peru, and Trinidad & Tobago