Anthropogenic disturbances and the subsequent loss of biodiversity are altering species abundances and communities. Since species vary in their pathogen competence, spatio-temporal changes in host assemblages may lead to changes in disease dynamics. We explore how longitudinal changes in bat species assemblages affect the disease dynamics of coronaviruses (CoVs) in more than 2300 cave-dwelling bats captured over two years from five caves in Ghana. This reveals uneven CoV infection patterns between closely related species, with the alpha-CoV 229E-like and SARS-related beta-CoV 2b emerging as multi-host pathogens. Prevalence and infection likelihood for both phylogenetically distinct CoVs is influenced by the abundance of competent species and naïve subadults. Broadly, bat species vary in CoV competence, and highly competent species are more common in less diverse communities, leading to increased CoV prevalence in less diverse bat assemblages. In line with the One Health framework, our work supports the notion that biodiversity conservation may be the most proactive measure to prevent the spread of pathogens with zoonotic potential.

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Institute of Virology Berlin Germany

Department of Wildlife and Range Management Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi Ghana

German Center for Infection Research Berlin Germany

Institute of Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics Ulm University Ulm Germany

Institute of Vertebrate Biology Czech Academy of Sciences Brno Czech Republic

School of Natural Sciences Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales Australia

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