Article
Longitudinal Surveillance of Betacoronaviruses in Fruit Bats in Yunnan Province, China During 2009-2016.
Virologica Sinica - 1 Feb 2018
Luo Yun, Li Bei, Jiang Ren-Di, Hu Bing-Jie, Luo Dong-Sheng, Zhu Guang-Jian, Hu Ben, Liu Hai-Zhou, Zhang Yun-Zhi, Yang Xing-Lou, Shi Zheng-Li
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies indicated that fruit bats carry two betacoronaviruses, BatCoV HKU9 and BatCoV GCCDC1. To investigate the epidemiology and genetic diversity of these coronaviruses, we conducted a longitudinal surveillance in fruit bats in Yunnan province, China during 2009-2016. A total of 59 (10.63%) bat samples were positive for the two betacorona-viruses, 46 (8.29%) for HKU9 and 13 (2.34%) for GCCDC1, or...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
