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scientists have established the probable origin of the coronavirus


American scientists traced the path of development of the coronavirus and came to the conclusion that it was carried by bats, unnoticed by anyone for decades. Researchers’ findings show how difficult it is to identify pathogens before they cause epidemics

Horseshoe bats have quietly carried the SARS-CoV-2 virus for decades and are likely to become a source of human infection, sparking the current pandemic. To this conclusion, scientists from the Medical Center of the State University of Pennsylvania. Results of their research published in the journal Nature Microbiology.

There has been a lot of controversy over the origin of the virus, as the global pandemic continues to slow down the economy, and the death toll from infection has exceeded 654,000. writes Bloomberg. The World Health Organization even sent experts to China after high-ranking U.S. officials supported version that the virus was created in a Chinese laboratory.

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Tracking the origin of the virus is critical in the early stages of an outbreak, the agency said. It allows specialists to separate infected people from the animal carrier to prevent an increase in the burden on the health sector. The researchers note that other bat-borne viruses can also be potentially infectious to humans.

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The scientists’ findings show how “it will be difficult to identify viruses that can cause large outbreaks in humans before they appear,” the study said. “This underscores the need for a global network of real-time human disease surveillance systems,” they say.

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