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. 2012 Jun;12(6):530-3.
doi: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0829. Epub 2012 Jan 25.

Alphacoronavirus detected in bats in the United Kingdom

Tom A August  1 , Fiona Mathews, Miles A Nunn
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Alphacoronavirus detected in bats in the United Kingdom

Tom A August et al. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

This study presents the first record of coronavirus in British bats. Alphacoronavirus strains were detected in two of seven bat species, namely Myotis nattereri and M. daubentonii. Virus prevalence was particularly high in the previously unrecognized host M. nattereri, which can live in close proximity to humans.

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