MERS-like coronavirus identified in Ugandan bat—New virus not likely to spread to humans

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 09:01 in Health & Medicine

A team of researchers in the United States and Uganda has identified a novel coronavirus in a bat from Uganda that is similar to the one causing Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in people, giving further credence to the theory that such viruses originate in bats.

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