2010-10-22
Circulation of Group 2 Coronaviruses in a Bat Species Common to Urban Areas in Western Europe
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Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases , Volume 10 - Issue 8 p. 785- 791
Fecal samples of 211 bats representing 13 different bat species from 31 locations in the Netherlands were analyzed for the presence of coronaviruses (CoV) using a genus-wide reverse transcription (RT)–polymerase chain reaction. CoVs are known for their high potential for interspecies transmission, including zoonotic transmission with bats as reservoir hosts. For the first time, a group 2 CoV was found in a bat, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, in Europe. This is of particular interest for public health as the reservoir host is a species that is common to urban areas in most of Europe and notorious for its close interactions with humans. Four verspertilionid bat species were found to excrete group 1 CoVs, viz. Myotis daubentonii, M. dasycneme, P. pipistrellus, and Nyctalus noctula. The last species is a newly identified reservoir. The overall prevalence was 16.9% and positive bats were found at multiple widespread locations. The circulating group 1 CoV lineages were rather species associated than location associated.
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Reusken, Chantal B.E.M., Lina, P., Pielaat, Annemarie, de Vries, Ankje, Dam-Deisz, Cecile, Adema, Jeroen, … Kooi, Engbert A. (2010). Circulation of Group 2 Coronaviruses in a Bat Species Common to Urban Areas in Western Europe. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 10(8), 785–791. doi:10.1089/vbz.2009.0173 |
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