Human betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012-related viruses in bats, Ghana and Europe

We screened fecal specimens of 4,758 bats from Ghana and 272 bats from 4 European countries for betacoronaviruses. Viruses related to the novel human betacoronavirus EMC/2012 were detected in 46 (24.9%) of 185 Nycteris bats and 40 (14.7%) of 272 Pipistrellus bats. Their genetic relatedness indicated EMC/2012 originated from bats.

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author 👤 Annan, Augustina 👤 Baldwin, Heather J. 👤 Corman, Victor Max 👤 Klose, Stefan M. 👤 Owusu, Michael 👤 Nkrumah, Evans Ewald 👤 Badu, Ebenezer Kofi 👤 Anti, Priscilla 👤 Agbenyega, Olivia 👤 Meyer, Benjamin 👤 Oppong, Samuel 👤 Sarkodie, Yaw Adu 👤 Kalko, Elisabeth K.V. 👤 Lina, Peter H.C. 👤 Godlevska, Elena V. 👤 Reusken, Chantal 👤 Seebens, Antje 👤 Gloza-Rausch, Florian 👤 Vallo, Peter 👤 Tschapka, Marco 👤 Drosten, Christian 👤 Drexler, Jan Felix

year ⏰ 2013

journal 📚 Emerging Infectious Diseases

issn 🗄 10806040 10806059

volume 19

number 3

page 456-459

doi 📄 10.3201/eid1903.121503 ⤴

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