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Detection of Novel SARS-like and Other Coronaviruses in Bats from Kenya

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Diverse coronaviruses have been identified in bats from several continents but not from Africa. We identified group 1 and 2 coronaviruses in bats in Kenya, including SARS-related coronaviruses. The sequence diversity suggests that bats are well-established reservoirs for and likely sources of coronaviruses for many species, including humans.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid1503.081013

Authors: Suxiang Tong, Christina Conrardy, Susan Ruone, Ivan V. Kuzmin, Xiling Guo, Ying Tao, Michael Niezgoda, Lia Haynes, Bernard Agwanda, Robert F. Breiman, Larry J. Anderson, Charles E. Rupprecht

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenya Wildlife Service, Emory University, University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Animal Virus Infections Studies

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

OpenAlex ID: W2139202079

FWCI: 20.24

Cites: 16

Cited by: 205

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