Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2020 Feb;20(2):155-158.
doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2367. Epub 2019 Sep 10.

First Report of Coronaviruses in Northern European Bats

Ilkka Kivistö  1   2 , Eeva-Maria Tidenberg  3 , Thomas Lilley  3 , Kati Suominen  3 , Kristian M Forbes  4 , Olli Vapalahti  1   2 , Anita Huovilainen  5 , Tarja Sironen  1   2
Affiliations

First Report of Coronaviruses in Northern European Bats

Ilkka Kivistö et al. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Coronaviruses (CoVs) represent a global public health threat, exemplified by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks. Using fecal samples collected from five bat species between 2014 and 2016 in Finland and RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, and NGS, we identified CoVs in 10 of 79 (13%) samples, including two novel bat species-CoV relationships. Phylogenetic analysis revealed Alphacoronavirus and Betacoronavirus species clustered among previously identified bat and human viruses. These results expand the known northern distribution and host species range of bat-borne CoVs.

Keywords: Chiroptera; Finland; coronavirus.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources