CoV-2, which can enter human cells using the same gateway as the highly contagious SAR-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the ...

Findings reported by a team of virologists at the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Wuhan Institute of Virology.

The new virus comes from the merbecovirus subgenus, which also includes the virus that causes Middle East respiratory ...

The new virus called HKU5-CoV-2, discovered in bats in China, has the potential of infecting humans. However, researchers ...

Experts note that HKU5-CoV-2 has a lower binding affinity to human ACE2 than SARS-CoV-2, and its ability to infect humans on ...

Researchers at Wuhan lab discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which shares entry pathways with SARS-CoV-2 but poses ...

A research team led by "bat lady" Shi Zhengli found a new bat strain of coronavirus, which could pose a potential threat on ...

HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a Chinese research team led by virologist Shi Zhengli, known as "Batwoman" for her work on ...

The extensive research on coronavirus led to the discovery of HKU5-CoV-2, which can be transmitted to humans since it has the ...

CoV-2, a new bat coronavirus that can infect humans, raising concerns about potential zoonotic spillover and future outbreaks ...