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

2009209 citationsJournal Articlediamond Open Access

Authors

Suxiang Tong · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Christina Conrardy

Susan Ruone

Ivan V. Kuzmin

Xiling Guo · Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Ying Tao

Michael Niezgoda

Lia M. Haynes

Bernard Agwanda · Kenya Wildlife Service

Robert F. Breiman

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.

Topics & Keywords

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research COVID-19 epidemiological studies Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 15, Issue 3, pp. 482-485

DOI: 10.3201/eid1503.081013

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