Bats and snakes can be a source of corona virus causing strange pneumonia

According to newly published research, the new strain of corona virus in China may come from bats or snakes.

The first study, published in the January 21 issue of Chinese Life Science, focused on the relationship between the new strain and other viruses. The study found that the corona virus in Wuhan is closely related to a virus that exists in bats. The researchers considered that bats are the natural host for the new corona virus, although there is still a possibility of an intermediary transmission from bats to humans.

Transfer patients suspected of infection with SARS-like virus (causing acute respiratory infection) at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan City, China on January 18, 2020.(Photo: AFP / TTXVN).

Although the study did not identify vectors, the second study, published in the January 22 issue of virology, identified snakes as the culprit. To search for the virus drive, the researchers conducted string analysis and compared. The analysis results show that snakes are wild animals that are more likely to carry corona virus.

However, the researchers are cautious that these conclusions need to be tested more closely in animal models. Neither study explained how the virus can be transmitted from animals to humans. However, the study could give clues to the Chinese authorities to find out where the disease outbreak caused hundreds of people to be infected over time.

Food Market, where the new corona virus was first discovered, sells a variety of wildlife such as fox, crocodile, wolf, snake, mouse, public . Director of the Center for Disease Prevention and Control Quoc Gao Fu said authorities believe the virus is likely to come from wild animals on the market, although the exact cause has not been determined.

A new strain of corona virus, scientifically named 2019-nCoV , was first discovered in late December 2019 in Wuhan city after an outbreak of strange pneumonia in the city with dozens of people infected. . As of the morning of January 23, Chinese health authorities confirmed 17 deaths and more than 570 cases in 25 regions of the country while many have been monitoring symptoms such as cough, fever and shortness of breath.

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