Chinese researchers are still seeking the real cause of the outbreak Corona Killer Virus The first speculation of this dreaded virus was referring to bats being prepared as soup but as research progressed The researchers found that another animal that caused the transmission of the virus was pangolin.–
The pangolin, known as the scaly ants, is the only crusted mammal in the world, and is used in Asia for food and medicine, and it is also one of the most trafficked mammals in Asia illegally, according to Reuters.
“This latest discovery will be of great importance to the prevention and control of the origin,” said the South China Agricultural University, which is conducting the research, in a statement on its website. The virus“. –
It is believed that the outbreak of A.For disease That killed 636 people in China, started at a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, in central China, where live wild animals are also sold.-
Health experts point out that The virus It originated in bats and then transmitted to humans through an intermediary, and they concluded that the virus strain sequence was 99% identical to pangolin, and therefore the squamous ants were the intermediate host of the virus.-
Artichoke meat is a delicacy in countries such as China and is used in traditional medicine. Pangolin is an animal that covers the entire body of the husk and the brush intensively and has a large head, in addition to that it is a toothless animal with a tongue length of 18 cm.
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