Studies suggest role of bats, snakes in outbreak of China virus
The closed Huanan seafood wholesale market that has been linked to cases of a new strain of coronavirus. The market offered exotic wildlife for sale, including live foxes, crocodiles, wolf puppies, giant salamanders, snakes, rats, peacocks, porcupines, camel meat and other game. – EPA pic, January 23, 2020.
A NEW strain of coronavirus that emerged in China may have originated in bats or snakes, according to genetic analysis of the virus that has so far killed 17 people. The theories are based on examination of the genome sequence of the virus released by authorities in the wake of the outbreak, with two studies pointing to the likely role of bats in the outbreak.
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