New Covid Virus Found in Wild Brazilian Bats

New COVID virus found in wild Brazilian bats

A research associate at the University of Sydney says the discovery “demonstrates that similar molecular features can arise … through natural evolutionary processes”.

New Covid virus found in wild Brazilian bats

Scientists discover new Coronavirus strain in Brazilian Bat — no human infections reported - Times Kuwait

A team of scientists from the United States and Japan has discovered a new coronavirus in Brazil that shares striking similarities with the virus responsible for the global COVID-19 pandemic. The finding has sparked renewed concerns about the potential emergence of future zoonotic diseases. The newly identified virus, named BRZ batCoV, was found in a Pteronotus parnellii bat captured in northern Brazil. Genetic analysis revealed that it belongs …

New coronavirus subspecies with SARS-CoV-2–like mutation discovered in Brazilian bat

The bat harbored the BRZ batCoV virus, which the researchers say has likely been silently circulating in Latin America for some time.