Detected 500 corona virus types in bats

Studying bat species Rhinolophus, experts found 500 types of corona virus, added evidence of intermediaries infect humans.

The February 11 report of the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that there is increasing evidence from scientific research on the disease caused by the new strain of corona virus (Covid-19) related to the virus. corona in Rhinolophus bats . This species usually lives in southern China, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Rhinolophus bats were found to have 500 types of corona viruses.(Photo: Phys).

The new study found more than 500 types of corona virus found in this bat. Notably serological studies of some rural people living near caves with bat, the positive rate for corona virus is 2.9%. The figure shows that the probability of infection by people exposed to them is quite high.

Many experts say the route of transmission of Covid-19 from the onset of the outbreak is not really clear. The current hypothesis is that the vectors could have been previously transmitted by vectors such as the SARS epidemic in 2003.

Chinese and international expert groups are in the process of accurately identifying the source of nCoV-infected animals, to ensure that similar outbreaks do not occur in the future. Research also helps increase the understanding as well as the way, the way the virus is transmitted from animals to humans.

The Covid-19 epidemic discovered in early December originated from the South China Sea and Wildlife Market in Wuhan Province. The Chinese government has now announced an amendment to the illegal wildlife trade to limit the source of corona virus infection from the trade and consumption of wildlife meat.

On February 11, WHO named the disease caused by a new strain of corona virus (nCoV), Covid-19. WHO director-general Tandesser said the new name was intended to avoid being associated with a specific geographic location, group of animals or people, to avoid stigmatization.

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