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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

British bats ‘can help identify coronaviruses with potential to infect humans’

PA Wire

Monitoring British bats can help identify coronaviruses with the potential to cause disease and infect humans, research suggests.

A research team led by Imperial College London and University College London scientists analysed faecal samples from UK bats for coronaviruses – a large family of viruses that usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses in humans.

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