First coronavirus similar to MERS is found in bats in South America (IMAGE)

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First coronavirus similar to MERS is found in bats in South America

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Insect-eating bat of the species Molossus molossus in which were found a novel coronavirus in South America, closely related to MERS-CoV, and a human-associated gemykibivirus

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Larissa Leão Ferrer de Sousa

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