Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Related Coronaviruses Circulating in Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) Confiscated From the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Viet Nam

Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Related Coronaviruses Circulating in Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) Confiscated From the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Viet Nam

Despite the discovery of several closely related viruses in bats, the direct evolutionary progenitor of SARS-CoV-2 has not yet been identified. In this study, we investigated potential animal sources of SARS-related coronaviruses using archived specimens from Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) and Chi...

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Main Authors: Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, Alice Latinne, Hoang Bich Thuy, Nguyen Van Long, Pham Thi Bich Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Nguyen Van Thai, Tran Quang Phuong, Hoang Van Thai, Lam Kim Hai, Pham Thanh Long, Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Vo Van Hung, Le Tin Vinh Quang, Nguyen Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Christine K. Johnson, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Scott I. Roberton, Chris Walzer, Sarah H. Olson, Amanda E. Fine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
coronavirus
pangolin
SARS-CoV-2
one health
wildlife trade
trafficking
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.826116/full

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