Horseshoe Bats In China Confirmed As SARS Origin

Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 13:31 in Health & Medicine

A team of international scientists has isolated a very close relative of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) from horseshoe bats in China, confirming them as the origin of the virus responsible for the 2002-3 pandemi, which killed 774 people of the 8094 people infected and led to diagnosed cases across the world, impacting international travel and trade. read more

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