Researchers identify new coronavirus type originating in dogs
The paper’s authors said the findings indicated that the virus probably recently jumped from animals to humans
21 May 2021 - 12:52
Kuala Lumpur — A new type of coronavirus believed to have originated in dogs was detected among patients hospitalised with pneumonia in 2017-2018, and may be the eighth unique coronavirus known to cause disease in humans if it is confirmed as a pathogen, a study said.
Researchers in the study, published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal on Thursday, said their findings underscored the public health threat of animal coronaviruses...
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