New bat coronavirus in China: A team of Chinese researchers, led by 'batwoman' Shi Zhengli discovered a new bat coronavirus HKU5-Cov-2 which could potentially impact the health of human beings.

Chinese scientists have discovered a new coronavirus in bats called HKU5-CoV-2. It shares similarities with SARS-CoV-2 and can infect human cells. Researchers are investigating its potential to ...

Discovery and Origin. HKU5-CoV-2 belongs to the merbecovirus subgenus, a group of coronaviruses primarily found in bats. The research team, led by Shi Zhengli, commonly known as China’s “bat ...

The Brief. A distinct coronavirus lineage was found in bats in Hong Kong. HKU5-CoV-2 carries a risk of animal-to-human transmission and binds to humans like the virus that causes COVID-19.

The new virus called HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a team of virologists led by Shi Zhengli, a scientist known as “Batwoman” for her work in coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute, The South China ...

Because HKU5-CoV-2 is member of Merbecovirus of beacoronaviruses unlike SARS-CoV2 which belongs to Sarbecovirus subgenus, it is genetically different from Covid-19, reported Etimes.

Sampling information and detection of SARS-CoV-2-like viruses in individual bat fecal samples. (A) Sample numbers of different bat species captured live in Yunnan province from May 2019 to ...

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Don't miss out on the headlines from Asia. Followed categories will be added to My News. The new virus called HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a team of virologists led by Shi Zhengli, a scientist known as ...