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Category: Bats

Recombinant SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 variant found in Chinese bats

A new preprint out today has been looking at viruses in Chinese bats and has turned up some surprises – it looks like a recombinant variant of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 has been found!  More...

November 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Asia, Bats, China, Coronavirus, Genome, Health, Infection, Mutation, Preprint, Recombination, Research, Reservoir, Spillover, Testing, Transmission

Preprint: Widespread wildlife exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the Eastern United States

Species that tested PCR positive for SARS-CoV-2 included bobcats, opossums, squirrels, foxes, deer and rabbits.  More...

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Bats, Coronavirus, Deer, Foxes, Genome, Infection, Mice, Mustelid, Mutation, PCR, Rabbits, Research, Reservoir, Serology, Spillover, Testing, Transmission, USA, Zoonosis

Preprint: Russian Khosta-2 bat virus resistant to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

“We found that the spike from virus, Khosta-2, could infect cells similar to human pathogens using the same entry mechanisms, but was resistant to neutralization by serum from individuals who had been vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2.”  More...

September 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Bats, Coronavirus, Genome, Health, Infection, Preprint, Research, Russia, Spillover, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine

China: 35 infected with Langya henipavirus

The Langya henipavirus, which can be transmitted from animals to humans, has been discovered in China, with 35 human infections reported so far.  More...

August 8, 2022August 9, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, Bats, China, Dogs, Health, Henipavirus, Infection, PCR, Preprint, Research, Symptoms, Taiwan, Testing, Transmission

Ghana: Marburg virus outbreak

Two fatal cases of Marburg virus disease have been reported from the Ashanti region of Ghana.  More...

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, Bats, Deaths, Ghana, Health, Hospitalization, Infection, Marburg Virus, Symptoms, Transmission, Vaccine

Bats in Thailand found with coronaviruses similar to Sars-cov-2

Horseshoe bats carrying coronaviruses very similar to the one that causes Covid-19 have been found in Thailand

The study found a coronavirus in the horseshoe bat Rhinolophus acuminatus in Thailand that was 91.5 per cent similar to Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.  More...

February 9, 2021September 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Asia, Bats, China, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Science, Thailand
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