Coronavirus surveillance in Congo basin wildlife detects RNA of multiple species circulating in bats and rodents
C. Kumakamba, F. R. Niama, F. Muyembe, J.-V. Mombouli, P. M. Kingebeni, R. A. Nina, I. N. Lukusa, G. Bounga, F. NKawa, C. G. Nkoua, J. Atibu Losoma, P. Mulembakani, M. Makuwa, U. Tamufe, A. Gillis, , C. Lange
The paper surveys coronaviruses in Congo Basin wildlife, finding RNA in 121 animals, mostly bats, with some sequences closely related to human coronaviruses.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2020Microbiology