Specifically, three of them (Epomops FRANQUET, Hypsignathus monstrosus and Myonycteris torquata) have been identified as carriers of the virus Ebola responsible for many human epidemics in Central Africa in recent decades (Leroy et al., 2005).
Hasa, watatu kati yao (Epomops FRANQUET, Hypsignathus monstrosus na Myonycteris torquata) wamekuwa kutambuliwa kama flygbolag ya virusi Ebola kuwajibika kwa ajili ya magonjwa ya milipuko mengi ya binadamu katika Afrika ya Kati katika miongo ya hivi karibuni (Leroy et al., 2005).