Rhinolophus shameli (IMAGE)

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Rhinolophus shameli

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A team of scientists have identified coronaviruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2 from Rhinolophus shameli bats sampled in Cambodia more than a decade ago.

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Ben Hayes

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