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Tabitha111
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Posted: January 24 2020 at 1:57pm |
https://www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2020/01/articles/animals/reptiles/novel-coronavirus-in-chinahold-off-on-blaming-snakes/
By Scott Weese on January 23, 2020 The situation with this novel coronavirus in China is rapidly changing, with more aggressive control measures in China and lots of planning elsewhere. Recently, snakes were suggested as the origin of this virus, which was surprising and contrary to the assumption that this would be traced back to bats. As with many outbreaks, information is flowing rapidly and the snake hypothesis has been challenged by many since it came out. For those of you interested in a detailed discussion of this, a detailed discussion of this is present here. http://virological.org/t/ncovs-relationship-to-bat-coronaviruses-recombination-signals-no-snakes/331 I’m sure we’ll see much more genetic analysis of this virus by many different groups, but I suspect it will keep coming back to bats as the source. How it made it to humans will still be a big question, since it’s quite likely there was a different species that bridged bats and humans (as was the case with raccoon dogs and civets with SARS). |
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To be honest, bats are more likely than snakes.
Diseases that jump species find the leap easier the more the two hosts have in common. Bats are closer relatives than snakes, therefore more likely. |
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