Coronaviruses in South African Bats
- 1 July 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
- Vol. 13 (7), 516-519
- https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2012.1101
Abstract
Recent studies in several African countries have provided the first evidence for the presence of coronaviruses in African bats. Here we describe, for the first time, the detection of RNA of 3 unique coronavirus species in the tissues of South African bats.Keywords
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