Cameras catch wildlife feasting on bats as tourists flock to Marburg hotspot cave

Camera traps at Python Cave in Uganda captured 10 species feeding on Marburg-carrying Egyptian fruit bats, including leopards and blue monkeys, and logged over 200 human visitors during the monitoring period, underscoring how cave exposure has driven Marburg outbreaks and highlighting the spillover risk to people from bat roosts via direct contact or intermediaries.