Coronavirus surveillance of wildlife in the Lao People's Democratic Republic detects viral RNA in rodents
D. J. McIver, S. Silithammavong, W. Theppangna, A. Gillis, B. Douangngeun, K. Khammavong, S. Singhalath, V. Duong, P. Buchy, S. H. Olson, L. Keatts, A. E. Fine, Z. Greatorex, M. Gilbert, M. LeBreton, , C. E. Lange
The paper detects Betacoronavirus RNA in 12 rodents from Laos, belonging to two genetic clusters related to regional rodent coronaviruses and distantly to human coronaviruses.
bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2020Microbiology