Ecological surveillance of bat coronaviruses in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

• Main Authors: Tan, Cheng Siang, Vaenessa Noni, Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan, Azroie Denel, Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2021
• Subjects: RA648.5-767 Epidemics. Epidemiology. Quarantine. Disinfection
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32842/1/Ecological%20surveillance%20of%20bat%20coronaviruses%20in%20Sarawak%2C%20Malaysian%20Borneo%20.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32842/2/Ecological%20surveillance%20of%20bat%20coronaviruses%20in%20Sarawak%2C%20Malaysian%20Borneo%201.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32842/; https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13104-021-05880-6.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05880-6
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Objective: Coronaviruses (CoVs) are natural commensals of bats. Two subgenera, namely Sarbecoviruses and Merbecoviruses have a high zoonotic potential and have been associated with three separate spillover events in the past 2 decades, making surveillance of bat-CoVs crucial for the prevention of th...