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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, and is capable of infecting humans, according to researchers at Washington ...

A study conducted by Reuters data analysis found that as more people encroach on bat habitats, the risk of viruses that can jump from bats to humans is expected to rise. Viruses can be transported ...

Bats inhabit diverse ecological niches, accounting for one-fifth of all living mammalian species. They feed on fruits, nectar, arthropods, leaves, fish, small vertebrates, and blood. Its unique ...