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Coronaviruses in bats from Mexico.
The Journal of general virology - 1 May 2013
Anthony S J, Ojeda-Flores R, Rico-Chávez O, Navarrete-Macias I, Zambrana-Torrelio C M, Rostal M K, Epstein J H, Tipps T, Liang E, Sanchez-Leon M, Sotomayor-Bonilla J, Aguirre A A, Ávila-Flores R, Medellín R A, Goldstein T, Suzán G, Daszak P, Lipkin W I
Abstract excerpt
Bats are reservoirs for a wide range of human pathogens including Nipah, Hendra, rabies, Ebola, Marburg and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (CoV). The recent implication of a novel beta (β)-CoV as the cause of fatal respiratory disease in the Middle East emphasizes the importance of surveillance for CoVs that have potential to move from bats into the human population. In a screen of 606 bats from 42...
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