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- Title
Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Previously Undescribed Bat Coronavirus Strains in Eswatini.
- Authors
Shapiro, Julie Teresa; Mollerup, Sarah; Jensen, Randi Holm; Olofsson, Jill Katharina; Nguyen, Nam-phuong D.; Hansen, Thomas Arn; Vinner, Lasse; Monadjem, Ara; McCleery, Robert A.; Hansen, Anders J.
- Abstract
We investigated the prevalence of coronaviruses in 44 bats from four families in northeastern Eswatini using high-throughput sequencing of fecal samples. We found evidence of coronaviruses in 18% of the bats. We recovered full or near-full-length genomes from two bat species: Chaerephon pumilus and Afronycteris nana, as well as additional coronavirus genome fragments from C. pumilus, Epomophorus wahlbergi, Mops condylurus, and Scotophilus dinganii. All bats from which we detected coronaviruses were captured leaving buildings or near human settlements, demonstrating the importance of continued surveillance of coronaviruses in bats to better understand the prevalence, diversity, and potential risks for spillover.
- Subjects
BATS; COVID-19; HUMAN settlements; EMERGING infectious diseases; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing; METAGENOMICS
- Publication
EcoHealth, 2021, Vol 18, Issue 4, p421
- ISSN
1612-9202
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10393-021-01567-3