Pangolins Carry Strains Related To New Coronavirus

Malayan pangolins smuggled to China have been found to carry viruses closely related to the one sweeping the world.

This raised the question of where they contracted the virus — was it from bats along the trafficking route to China, or in their native Southeast Asian habitats?



Malayan pangolins smuggled to China have been found to carry viruses closely related to the one sweeping the world.

This raised the question of where they contracted the virus — was it from bats along the trafficking route to China, or in their native Southeast Asian habitats?

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52048195

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