Discovery of potential pandemic virus in China raises global health concerns
Researchers in China have discovered a new coronavirus in bats that they say has the potential to spread to humans, after the world was recently hit by the COVID-19 pandemic
Another pandemic scare? New bat coronavirus discovered in China with a potential to infect humans
The recently identified HKU5-CoV-2 virus has been found in bats within China. While there is a potential risk of transmission to humans, researchers have noted that further investigation is needed to determine the specifics of animal-to-human transmission.
Another pandemic looming? New bat coronavirus capable of human transmission discovered in China
This newly isolated strain can bind to the ACE2 receptor in human cells, the same pathway used by the Covid-19 virus.
New Coronavirus Discovered in Chinese Bats Sparks Alarm
HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a Chinese research team led by virologist Shi Zhengli, known as "Batwoman" for her work on coronaviruses, especially at the Wuhan Institute, which has been at the center of the theory suggesting COVID-19 came from a lab leak—something Shi has denied.
New bat coronavirus capable of infecting humans like COVID-19 in China
HKU5-CoV-2 virus has less binding affinity to human ACE2 compared to SARS-CoV-2. Also, other suboptimal factors for human adaptation have suggested the “risk of emergence in human populations should not be exaggerated”.
Study finds new bat Coronavirus capable of human transmission via same route as Covid-19
According to the study, the virus has the ability to bind to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2), the same receptor used by the Sars-CoV-2 virus to enter human cells.
New bat coronavirus with human transmission potential discovered in China
A team of Chinese virologists has identified a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, that could potentially infect humans. Led by Shi Zhengli, a renowned scientist known as "Batwoman" for her
New Bat Coronavirus Strain Found By Chinese Scientist in Wuhan, Could It Infect Humans?
A research team led by "bat lady" Shi Zhengli found a new bat strain of coronavirus, which could pose a potential threat on humans. Read on to know whether it could lead to another pandemic.
COVID 2.0 coming? Scientists discover new coronavirus in bats that could infect humans same way as Covid-19
Researchers at Wuhan Institute of Virology, led by Shi Zhengli, discovered a new coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, in bats. While it has potential for animal-to-human transmission, it has not yet been detected in humans,
New Coronavirus That Could Cause Another Pandemic Discovered In China
The virus was identified by a team of researchers led by Shi Zhengli, a virologist known for her work on coronaviruses at a lab in Wuhan.
Chinese team finds new bat coronavirus that could infect humans via same route as Covid-19
Research was led by Shi Zhengli, a virologist known as the 'batwoman', who is best known for her work on coronaviruses at a lab in Wuhan A Chinese team has found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19.
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