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New Bat Coronavirus in Brazil Shares Key Features with COVID-19

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Source: Gizmodo
New Bat Coronavirus in Brazil Shares Key Features with COVID-19
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Scientists in Japan and Brazil discovered a new bat coronavirus in Brazil that shares key features with SARS-CoV-2, raising concerns about its potential to infect humans, though further research is needed to assess its actual risk.

Topics:healthscience#bat-virus#brazil#coronavirus#sars-cov-2#science#zoonotic-risk
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  1. New Bat Coronavirus Shares a Feature That Helped Covid-19 Infect Humans  Gizmodo
  2. New pandemic alert? BRZ batCoV discovered in Brazil’s moustached bats, revealing natural origins of Covid  The Times of India
  3. New coronavirus subspecies with SARS-CoV-2–like mutation discovered in Brazilian bat  CIDRAP
  4. New Covid virus found in wild Brazilian bats  The Telegraph
  5. New Covid virus with 'furin clevage site' found in 'moustached' wild bats has likely been 'spreading unnoticed'  The US Sun

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