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New coronavirus similar to Covid-19 strain found in dung of bats living in Japanese cave – RT
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.
The researchers from the University of Tokyo found the pathogen in the feces of little horseshoe bats in the wilds of Japan seven years ago. A new investigation has found it is strikingly similar to SARS-CoV-2 – the strain of coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
The genetic make-up of the new virus is 81.5 percent consistent with SARS-CoV-2 and the experts say it is the first time that a pathogen similar to the one responsible for the current pandemic has been found in Japan.
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