Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012–related Viruses in Bats, Ghana and Europe
We screened fecal specimens of 4,758 bats from Ghana and 272 bats from 4 European countries for betacoronaviruses. Viruses related to the novel human betacoronavirus EMC/2012 were detected in 46 (24.9%) of 185 Nycteris bats and 40 (14.7%) of 272 Pipistrellus bats. Their genetic relatedness indicated...
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| author | Augustina Annan Heather J. Baldwin Victor Max Corman Stefan M. Klose Michael Owusu Evans Ewald Nkrumah Ebenezer Kofi Badu Priscilla Anti Olivia Agbenyega Benjamin Meyer Samuel Oppong Yaw Adu Sarkodie Elisabeth K.V. Kalko Peter H.C. Lina Elena V. Godlevska Chantal Reusken Antje Seebens Florian Gloza-Rausch Peter Vallo Marco Tschapka Christian Drosten Jan Felix Drexler |
| author_facet | Augustina Annan Heather J. Baldwin Victor Max Corman Stefan M. Klose Michael Owusu Evans Ewald Nkrumah Ebenezer Kofi Badu Priscilla Anti Olivia Agbenyega Benjamin Meyer Samuel Oppong Yaw Adu Sarkodie Elisabeth K.V. Kalko Peter H.C. Lina Elena V. Godlevska Chantal Reusken Antje Seebens Florian Gloza-Rausch Peter Vallo Marco Tschapka Christian Drosten Jan Felix Drexler |
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| description | We screened fecal specimens of 4,758 bats from Ghana and 272 bats from 4 European countries for betacoronaviruses. Viruses related to the novel human betacoronavirus EMC/2012 were detected in 46 (24.9%) of 185 Nycteris bats and 40 (14.7%) of 272 Pipistrellus bats. Their genetic relatedness indicated EMC/2012 originated from bats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0d56e70903949299664c376e1ce05772022-12-21T23:07:36ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592013-03-0119345645910.3201/eid1903.121503Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012–related Viruses in Bats, Ghana and EuropeAugustina AnnanHeather J. BaldwinVictor Max CormanStefan M. KloseMichael OwusuEvans Ewald NkrumahEbenezer Kofi BaduPriscilla AntiOlivia AgbenyegaBenjamin MeyerSamuel OppongYaw Adu SarkodieElisabeth K.V. KalkoPeter H.C. LinaElena V. GodlevskaChantal ReuskenAntje SeebensFlorian Gloza-RauschPeter ValloMarco TschapkaChristian DrostenJan Felix DrexlerWe screened fecal specimens of 4,758 bats from Ghana and 272 bats from 4 European countries for betacoronaviruses. Viruses related to the novel human betacoronavirus EMC/2012 were detected in 46 (24.9%) of 185 Nycteris bats and 40 (14.7%) of 272 Pipistrellus bats. Their genetic relatedness indicated EMC/2012 originated from bats.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-1503_articleAfricaEuropecoronavirusbatshuman betacoronavirusCoV-EMC |
| spellingShingle | Augustina Annan Heather J. Baldwin Victor Max Corman Stefan M. Klose Michael Owusu Evans Ewald Nkrumah Ebenezer Kofi Badu Priscilla Anti Olivia Agbenyega Benjamin Meyer Samuel Oppong Yaw Adu Sarkodie Elisabeth K.V. Kalko Peter H.C. Lina Elena V. Godlevska Chantal Reusken Antje Seebens Florian Gloza-Rausch Peter Vallo Marco Tschapka Christian Drosten Jan Felix Drexler Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012–related Viruses in Bats, Ghana and Europe Emerging Infectious Diseases Africa Europe coronavirus bats human betacoronavirus CoV-EMC |
| title | Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012–related Viruses in Bats, Ghana and Europe |
| title_full | Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012–related Viruses in Bats, Ghana and Europe |
| title_fullStr | Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012–related Viruses in Bats, Ghana and Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012–related Viruses in Bats, Ghana and Europe |
| title_short | Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012–related Viruses in Bats, Ghana and Europe |
| title_sort | human betacoronavirus 2c emc 2012 related viruses in bats ghana and europe |
| topic | Africa Europe coronavirus bats human betacoronavirus CoV-EMC |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-1503_article |
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