Bats carrying viruses that can lead to an AIDS-like disease threaten to wipe out Australia’s koala population Bats are acting as flying carriers for several viruses that are deadly to koalas The virus can trigger the koala retrovirus called KoRV, which can lead to cancer Scientists believe this is a greater threat to the koala … Read more
November 17, 2019: Date China now says it has traced the first coronavirus infection to, in Hubei province. Data now suggests that there were up to five new cases each day for the next few days. If U.S. intelligence was aware of such an outbreak, it suggests an excellent source or deep infiltration of Chinese … Read more
Stray dogs may have been the ‘intermediary animal’ that spread coronavirus from bats to humans — rather than pangolins, as previously thought — a study claimed. Understanding how coronavirus came to infect humans is vital for discerning how the virus works — and for concocting vaccines and treatments to stop its spread. Canadian researchers who analysed … Read more
US warns researchers against studying bats citing concerns that they could spread coronavirus to North American species and trigger another wave of the infection US government officials have suspended all bat research during COVID-19 They fear humans could pass the virus to bats, making the pandemic harder to contain and eventually eliminate Bats are common … Read more