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Coronavirus surveillance of wildlife in the Lao People's Democratic Republic detects viral RNA in rodents.
- Source :
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Archives of virology [Arch Virol] 2020 Aug; Vol. 165 (8), pp. 1869-1875. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 01. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Coronaviruses can become zoonotic, as in the case of COVID-19, and hunting, sale, and consumption of wild animals in Southeast Asia increases the risk for such incidents. We sampled and tested rodents (851) and other mammals and found betacoronavirus RNA in 12 rodents. The sequences belong to two separate genetic clusters and are closely related to those of known rodent coronaviruses detected in the region and distantly related to those of human coronaviruses OC43 and HKU1. Considering the close human-wildlife contact with many species in and beyond the region, a better understanding of virus diversity is urgently needed for the mitigation of future risks.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Betacoronavirus isolation & purification
COVID-19
Chiroptera virology
Coronavirus OC43, Human genetics
Humans
Laos epidemiology
RNA, Viral isolation & purification
SARS-CoV-2
Animals, Wild virology
Betacoronavirus genetics
Coronavirus Infections veterinary
Pandemics veterinary
Pneumonia, Viral veterinary
RNA, Viral genetics
Rodentia virology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-8798
- Volume :
- 165
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of virology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32488616
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04683-7