Genomic Surveillance Detection of SARS-CoV-1–Like Viruses in Rhinolophidae Bats, Bandarban Region, Bangladesh
We sequenced sarbecovirus from Rhinolophus spp. bats in Bandarban District, Bangladesh, in a genomic surveillance campaign during 2022-2023. Sequences shared identity with SARS-CoV-1 Tor2, which caused an outbreak of human illnesses in 2003. Describing the genetic diversity and zoonotic potential of reservoir pathogens can aid in identifying sources of future spillovers.
Authors
- Molly Gallagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4451-0822)
- Raina K. Plowright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3338-6590)
- Clifton McKee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6149-0598)
- Katie Caviness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9175-7230)
- Christopher Bradburne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4968-8208)
- Brian K. Janes
- Daniel Jacobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9822-8251)
- Mohammad Enayet Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5511-1857)
- Diana Radune
- Elliott Abbott
- John Lagergren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8092-7433)
- Emily S. Gurley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8648-9403)
- Mohammed Ziaur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4103-4835)
- Md Rakib Hasan
- Ian M. Bird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3176-3054)
- Ausraful Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9608-0823)
- Sarah Harrison
- Sean Lovett
- Timothy O’Hanlon
- Konad Debnath
- Morgan Chunn
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3108.250071
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40