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The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus which killed 774 people originated in horseshoe bats from China, scientists have confirmed.
Key points
Scientists say SARS virus originated in Chinese horseshoe bats
They found a very close relative of virus in faecal samples
Scientists say bats could have developed productive relationship with virus
SARS killed almost 800 people in 2002-03
SARS killed nearly 10 per cent of the people it infected during the 2002-2003 pandemic, mainly in China and Hong Kong.
A research team, which included scientists from the CSIRO in Geelong, found a very close relative of the virus in faecal samples from horseshoe bats.
Researcher Gary Crameri said scientists long suspected bats were the origin of the virus.
"We've been looking at bats for the past eight years, looking for this particular virus," he said.
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http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/in...eshoe-bats-responsible-for-sars-virus/1212354
Key points
Scientists say SARS virus originated in Chinese horseshoe bats
They found a very close relative of virus in faecal samples
Scientists say bats could have developed productive relationship with virus
SARS killed almost 800 people in 2002-03
SARS killed nearly 10 per cent of the people it infected during the 2002-2003 pandemic, mainly in China and Hong Kong.
A research team, which included scientists from the CSIRO in Geelong, found a very close relative of the virus in faecal samples from horseshoe bats.
Researcher Gary Crameri said scientists long suspected bats were the origin of the virus.
"We've been looking at bats for the past eight years, looking for this particular virus," he said.
...
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/in...eshoe-bats-responsible-for-sars-virus/1212354