Egyptian Fruit Bats (IMAGE) Boston University Caption Egyptian fruit bats at Python Cave, Uganda. Bats from Python Cave caused two cases of Marburg virus disease in 2007 and 2008, one of which was fatal. Credit Photo by Jonathan Towner Usage Restrictions Please give credit as follows: Photo by Jonathan Towner License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.