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A newly discovered bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, similar to the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been identified in China. The discovery was made by a team of virologists led by Shi Zhengli ...

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have detected a new coronavirus in bats that is capable of entering human cells using the exact same mechanism as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID ...

HKU5-CoV-2 Coronavirus Variant: Chinese researchers, led by virologist Shi Zhengli, have discovered a new bat coronavirus that poses potential risks of animal-to-human transmission, sparking concerns ...

Chinese scientists, led by Shi Zhengli, have discovered a novel coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, that can infect humans and other mammals. Isolated from the Japanese pipistrelle bat, this virus shares the ...

Research led by the Wuhan Institute of Virology has identified a distinct bat virus lineage capable of infecting human cells using the ACE2 receptor. The newly discovered merbecovirus, designated HKU5 ...

A study in Nature Communications has investigated the spillover potential of merbecoviruses, a viral subgenus that includes Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Researchers from ...

A new bat coronavirus, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered in China. A Chinese team of virologists has found that this virus carries the risk of animal-to-human ...

A recent study highlights concerns about HKU5 viruses, a subgroup of bat coronaviruses related to MERS-CoV. Researchers found HKU5 can bind to the ACE2 receptor, similar to SARS-CoV-2, raising the ...

A Chinese team has found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19. The study was led by Shi ...

A new coronavirus may only be “a small step away from spilling over into humans”, scientists have warned - sparking fears of another pandemic. Here’s what you need to know. Scientists believe the ...