Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012–related Viruses in Bats, Ghana and Europe

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Publication Date

March 2013

Publication Title

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volume Number

19

Issue Number

3

Abstract

We screened fecal specimens of 4,758 bats from Ghana and 272 bats from 4 European countries for betacoronaviruses. Viruses related to the novel human betacoronavirus EMC/2012 were detected in 46 (24.9%) of 185 Nycteris bats and 40 (14.7%) of 272 Pipistrellus bats. Their genetic relatedness indicated EMC/2012 originated from bats.

Keywords

Human Betacoronavirus, 2C EMC/2012–Related Viruses, Bats, Ghana, Europe

Geographic Subject

Ghana, Europe, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Notes

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 19, no. 3 (2013-03).

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SFS0069664_00001

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