Circulation of Group 2 Coronaviruses in a Bat Species Common to Urban Areas in Western Europe

C.B.E.M. Reusken; P.H.C. Lina; A. Pielaat; A. de Vries; C. Dam-Deisz; J. Adema; J.F. Drexler; C. Drosten; E.A. Kooi

doi:10.1089/vbz.2009.0173

Circulation of Group 2 Coronaviruses in a Bat Species Common to Urban Areas in Western Europe

C.B.E.M. Reusken, P.H.C. Lina, A. Pielaat, A. de Vries, C. Dam-Deisz, J. Adema, J.F. Drexler, C. Drosten, E.A. Kooi

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Abstract

Fecal samples of 211 bats representing 13 different bat species from 31 locations in the Netherlands were analyzed for the presence of coronaviruses (CoV) using a genus-wide reverse transcription (RT)-polymerase chain reaction. CoVs are known for their high potential for interspecies transmission, including zoonotic transmission with bats as reservoir hosts. For the first time, a group 2 CoV was found in a bat, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, in Europe. This is of particular interest for public health as the reservoir host is a species that is common to urban areas in most of Europe and notorious for its close interactions with humans. Four verspertilionid bat species were found to excrete group 1 CoVs, viz. Myotis daubentonii, M. dasycneme, P. pipistrellus, and Nyctalus noctula. The last species is a newly identified reservoir. The overall prevalence was 16.9% and positive bats were found at multiple widespread locations. The circulating group 1 CoV lineages were rather species associated than location associated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	785-791
Journal	Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Volume	10
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2009.0173
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

acute respiratory syndrome
chinese horseshoe bats
sequence
prevalence
diversity
humans
virus
swine

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Circulation of Group 2 Coronaviruses in a Bat Species Common to Urban Areas in Western Europe. / Reusken, C.B.E.M.; Lina, P.H.C.; Pielaat, A.; de Vries, A.; Dam-Deisz, C.; Adema, J.; Drexler, J.F.; Drosten, C.; Kooi, E.A.

In: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Vol. 10, No. 8, 2010, p. 785-791.

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