Detection of novel SARS-like and other coronaviruses in bats from Kenya

Suxiang Tong; Christina Conrardy; Susan Ruone; Ivan V Kuzmin; Xiling Guo; Ying Tao; Michael Niezgoda; Lia Haynes; Bernard Agwanda; Robert F Breiman; Larry J Anderson; Charles E Rupprecht

doi:10.3201/eid1503.081013

Detection of novel SARS-like and other coronaviruses in bats from Kenya

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar;15(3):482-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1503.081013.

Authors

Suxiang Tong¹, Christina Conrardy, Susan Ruone, Ivan V Kuzmin, Xiling Guo, Ying Tao, Michael Niezgoda, Lia Haynes, Bernard Agwanda, Robert F Breiman, Larry J Anderson, Charles E Rupprecht

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenteritis and Respiratory Virus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. sot1@cdc.gov

Abstract

Diverse coronaviruses have been identified in bats from several continents but not from Africa. We identified group 1 and 2 coronaviruses in bats in Kenya, including SARS-related coronaviruses. The sequence diversity suggests that bats are well-established reservoirs for and likely sources of coronaviruses for many species, including humans.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Chiroptera / classification
Chiroptera / virology*
Coronavirus / classification*
Coronavirus / genetics
Coronavirus / isolation & purification*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Feces / virology
Kenya / epidemiology
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
RNA, Viral / analysis
RNA, Viral / genetics
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / veterinary*
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / virology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / classification
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / genetics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / isolation & purification*

Substances

RNA, Viral