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From Hendra to Wuhan: emerging bat-borne viruses in a quarter of century

The Year of Rat is unfortunately dominated by bats due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Although we are not 100% certain that this is a bat virus, all the evidence suggests that there is a high chance that ...
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Covid-like bat virus found at China's Wuhan lab. What is HKU5-CoV-2? Does it infect humans?

Researchers at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology have identified a new coronavirus in bats that uses the same entry pathway into cells as the virus responsible for Covid-19. The virus has not been ...
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Wuhan Lab’s ominous bat virus research stokes global fears; scientists warn of alarming Covid-like capabilities, new strain shows ability to infect human cells

The Wuhan Institute of Virology is once again embroiled in controversy, with scientists warning about its latest ominous bat virus research. Since 2020, the Wuhan lab has been under scrutiny after a ...
The Associated Press

Health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan are reporting the first death from a new type of coronavirus that has stirred fears of an outbreak similar to that o…

Health authorities in a central Chinese city on Saturday reported the country's first death from a new type of coronavirus, ...
WESH

Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat

Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats that can enter human cells in a similar fashion as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID ...