1. Coronaviruses Detected in Bats in Close Contact with Humans in Rwanda
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Jean Claude Tumushime, Julius Nziza, Tracey Goldstein, Antoine Mudakikwa, Ivan Emil Mwikarago, Isidore Gafarasi, Paul W. Webala, Mike Cranfield, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Olivier Nsengimana, Kirsten V. K. Gilardi, Dennis Byarugaba, Thierry Nyatanyi, and Alexandre Tremeau-Bravard
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,animal structures ,040301 veterinary sciences ,Coronaviruses ,viruses ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,030231 tropical medicine ,Human–wildlife interfaces ,medicine.disease_cause ,Bat coronavirus ,Alphacoronavirus ,0403 veterinary science ,Vaccine Related ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Chiroptera ,Bats ,medicine ,Human-wildlife interfaces ,Animals ,Veterinary Sciences ,Close contact ,Coronavirus ,biology ,Ecology ,Prevention ,Rwanda ,virus diseases ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,biology.organism_classification ,Virology ,Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9 ,Emerging Infectious Diseases ,Infectious Diseases ,Animal ecology ,Public Health and Health Services ,Infection ,Coronavirus Infections ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Bats living in close contact with people in Rwanda were tested for evidence of infection with viruses of zoonotic potential. Mucosal swabs from 503 bats representing 17 species were sampled from 2010 to 2014 and screened by consensus PCR for 11 viral families. Samples were negative for all viral families except coronaviruses, which were detected in 27 bats belonging to eight species. Known coronaviruses detected included the betacorona viruses: Kenya bat coronaviruses, Eidolon bat coronavirus, and Bat coronavirus HKU9, as well as an alphacoronavirus, Chaerephon Bat coronavirus. Novel coronaviruses included two betacorona viruses clustering with SARS-CoV, a 2d coronavirus, and an alphacoronavirus.
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- 2019