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Detection of novel SARS-like and other coronaviruses in bats from Kenya
Suxiang Tong1, Christina Conrardy, Susan Ruone
1Gastroenteritis and Respiratory Virus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. sot1@cdc.gov
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|February 26, 2009
Abstract:
Diverse coronaviruses have been identified in bats from several continents but not from Africa. We identified group 1 and 2 coronaviruses in bats in Kenya, including SARS-related coronaviruses. The sequence diversity suggests that bats are well-established reservoirs for and likely sources of coronaviruses for many species, including humans.

