Bats – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Deadlier than Covid-19, but less contagious: What we know about Nipah bat-borne virus threatening to become new scourge in India

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021By Editor

The Indian health authorities are sounding the alarm after a weekend in which a dozen people were infected and a 12-year-old boy died of Nipah virus, for which there’s currently no vaccine. So, what do we know about the outbreak? … Read More >Deadlier than Covid-19, but less contagious: What we know about Nipah bat-borne virus threatening to become new scourge in India

New coronavirus similar to Covid-19 strain found in dung of bats living in Japanese cave

Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020By Editor

A team of Japanese scientists have discovered a new type of coronavirus similar to the strain that causes Covid-19, in the dung of cave-dwelling bats. … Read More >New coronavirus similar to Covid-19 strain found in dung of bats living in Japanese cave

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Covid-19 inspired field research finds previously unknown coronaviruses in Russia’s bat population, experts urge calm but caution

Posted on November 1, 2020November 1, 2020By Editor

Don’t panic (for now, at least), but epidemiology research specialists have detected unknown coronaviruses in bats on Russian soil. The discovery is particularly notable given it’s believed Covid-19 emerged a similar source. … Read More >Covid-19 inspired field research finds previously unknown coronaviruses in Russia’s bat population, experts urge calm but caution

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As Covid-19 drives the planet batsh*t crazy, Russia to study the feces of its own bat population to look for coronaviruses

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020By Editor

With the world in the grip of a pandemic possibly caused by Chinese bats, Russia wants to make sure its own can’t start another. Thus, a new study will check the country’s bat population for the presence of coronaviruses. … Read More >As Covid-19 drives the planet batsh*t crazy, Russia to study the feces of its own bat population to look for coronaviruses