Coronaviruses in south africanbats

Author

Marike Geldenhuys
Jacqueline Weyer
Louis H. Nel

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Publication Date

July 2013

Abstract

Recent studies in several African countries have provided the first evidence for the presence of coronaviruses in African bats. Here we describe, for the first time, the detection of RNA of 3 unique coronavirus species in the tissues of South African bats.

Keywords

Coronavirus, Bats, South Africa

Document Type

Article

Notes

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Vol. 13, no. 7 (2013-07-02).

Identifier

SFS0069658_00001

Recommended Citation

Geldenhuys, Marike; Weyer, Jacqueline; and Nel, Louis H., "Coronaviruses in south africanbats" (2013). KIP Articles. 1162.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/1162