Coronaviruses Are Abundant and Genetically Diverse in West and Central African Bats, including Viruses Closely Related to Human Coronaviruses

Coronaviruses Are Abundant and Genetically Diverse in West and Central African Bats, including Viruses Closely Related to Human Coronaviruses

Bats are at the origin of human coronaviruses, either directly or via an intermediate host. We tested swabs from 4597 bats (897 from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 2191 from Cameroon and 1509 from Guinea) with a broadly reactive PCR in the RdRp region. Coronaviruses were detected in 903 (19...

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Main Authors: Dowbiss Meta Djomsi, Audrey Lacroix, Abdoul Karim Soumah, Eddy Kinganda Lusamaki, Asma Mesdour, Raisa Raulino, Amandine Esteban, Innocent Ndong Bass, Flaubert Auguste Mba Djonzo, Souana Goumou, Simon Pierre Ndimbo-Kimugu, Guy Lempu, Placide Mbala Kingebeni, Daniel Mukadi Bamuleka, Jacques Likofata, Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Abdoulaye Toure, Eitel Mpoudi Ngole, Charles Kouanfack, Eric Delaporte, Alpha Kabinet Keita, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Ahidjo Ayouba, Martine Peeters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bat
coronavirus
Africa
diversity
Sarbecovirus
<i>Rhinolophus</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/2/337

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