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SARS-CoV-2-Related Coronaviruses Found in Traded Pangolins

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SARS-CoV-2-Related Coronaviruses Found in Traded Pangolins
(March 14, 2022) A new study in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, led by scientists from WCS, confirms that pangolins confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam host SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses. The findings are further evidence that the transnational nature of the wildlife trade can facilitate coronavirus and other viral transmission and amplification along the trade chain. "Eliminating the trade in pangolins and other wild mammals and birds will eliminate this hig...

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