Title

Detection of novel SARS-like and other coronaviruses in bats from Kenya

Creator

Suxiang Tong
Christina Conrardy
Sujsan Ruone
Ivan V. Kuzmin
Xiling Guo
Ying Tao
Michael Niezgoda
Lia M. Haynes
Bernard Agwanda
Robert F. Breiman
Larry J. Anderson
Charles E. Rupprecht

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Publication Date

March 2009

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Coronaviruses, SARS (Disease), Bats -- Viruses, Africa, Kenya

Type

Article

Notes

Volume 15, Issue 3

Publisher

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Identifier

K26-05410

Recommended Citation

Tong, Suxiang; Conrardy, Christina; Ruone, Sujsan; Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Guo, Xiling; Tao, Ying; Niezgoda, Michael; Haynes, Lia M.; Agwanda, Bernard; Breiman, Robert F.; Anderson, Larry J.; and Rupprecht, Charles E., "Detection of novel SARS-like and other coronaviruses in bats from Kenya" (2009). KIP Articles. 1319.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/1319