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

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 corona...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 482 - 485
Main Authors: Tong, Suxiang, Conrardy, Christina, Ruone, Susan, Kuzmin, Ivan V., Guo, Xiling, Tao, Ying, Niezgoda, Michael, Haynes, Lia, Agwanda, Bernard, Breiman, Robert F., Anderson, Larry J., Rupprecht, Charles E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2009
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:
Animals
bat viruses
Bats
Chiroptera - classification
Chiroptera - virology
Continents
Coronavirus
Coronavirus - classification
Coronavirus - genetics
Coronavirus - isolation & purification
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - veterinary
Coronavirus Infections - virology
Dispatch
emerging viral infections
Feces - virology
Health aspects
Kenya - epidemiology
pathogen discovery
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods
RNA, Viral - analysis
RNA, Viral - genetics
SARS
SARS Virus - classification
SARS Virus - genetics
SARS Virus - isolation & purification
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - veterinary
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - virology
Kenya
ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1503.081013