Saturday, 24 August 2013
Bat linked to mysterious MERS virus
WASHINGTON: A bat has been linked to the mysterious and at times fatal MERS coronavirus plaguing the Middle East, according to a new study.Researchers said they detected a 100 percent genetic match in an insect-eating bat close to the home of the first known victim of the disease in Saudi Arabia.Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has killed 47 people worldwide, 39 of them in Saudi Arabia. "There have been several reports of finding MERS-like viruses in animals. None were a genetic match," said
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