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A team of researchers in China identified 22 species of viruses in bat kidneys, 20 of which had never been documented. The finding was published on June 24 in the magazine PLOS Pathogens and is part of an effort to better understand the viruses that inhabit wild animals living near populated areas.
New Virus Found In China: Scientists believe that if these viruses spread, they will become much more deadly than the coronavirus.
New Virusviruses Discovered in Bats: Pandemic Threat or Unjustified Alarm? Milan, Italy – The recent discovery of two new viruses in bats, “close relatives” of the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, is raising global concerns. Identified in China, these pathogens could pose a serious threat to human and animal health. The new study, published in “PLOS Pathogens”, not only reveals the existence of these new Henipaviruses, but also a wide range of o…
Yunnan, China – A research team has discovered 20 new viruses, including two henipaviruses, in kidney tissue from bats in southwest China. These viruses are closely related to highly pathogenic Hendra and Nipah viruses, the group reports in a recent study (PLoS Pathogens 2025; DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013235). The bats with these...
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