Abstract
Group C Betacoronavirus in Bat Guano Fertilizer, Thailand
Highlights
To the Editor: Bats play a critical role in the transmission and origin of zoonotic diseases, primarily viral zoonoses associated with high casefatality rates, including those caused by Nipah virus (NiV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–like coronavirus (CoV) infections [1]
To assess pathogens in bat guano, we examined bat guano from a cave in the Khao Chong Phran Non-hunting Area (KCP-NHA) in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand, where bat guano was sold as agricultural fertilizer, for the presence of NiV, CoV, and H. capsulatum fungi
All bat guano samples screened by PCR were negative for NiV and Histoplasma spp. but were positive for group C betacoronavirus
Summary
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