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Researchers have discovered a new coronvirus in Chinese bats.
What is HKU5-Cov-2?
what do we know:
HKU5-Cov-2 There is a coronovirus that belongs to the Merbecovirusgroup, including the Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) virus.
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The virus is also a new dynasty of HKU5 Koronvirus, known in the Japanese Pipstrail Bat in Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post.
What we don’t know:
It is unknown whether the discovery of HKU5-Cov-2 will cause any disease in humans.
Study details conclusion on HKU5-Cov-2
Researchers published their findings in scientific magazine on HKU5-Cov-2 Chamber,
Bat Koronwirus was the leader of the study, a prominent virologist, known as “Batwuman” based on his research on Koronwirus. Zhengli also collaborated with researchers from Guangzhou Academy of Sciences, Wuhan University and Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Connected: The study states
When researchers shared details about HKU5-Cov-2, he said in his study, “Authentic HKU5-Cov-2 Infected Human Ace2- Expressed cell lines and human respiratory and antirical orgenoids. Does and underlines their potential zoonotic risk. “
Newsweek mentioned that Shi Wuhan is well known for his work at the Institute, which was placed in a dispute related to the origin of Kovid. The news outlet reported that some have contained that the virus came to the city by a laboratory leakage, but Xi denied the claim.
Why should you care:
HKU5-Cov-2 carries the risk of animal-man-human transmission as it uses human receptor similar to the virus that causes covid-19.
Source: Information for this story was provided by the study of researchers published in Newsweek, South China Morning Post and Scientific Journal Cell. This story was told from Washington, DC
