Chinese researchers said that the scaly anteater, a mammal that is being trafficked illegally because of its scales and flesh, is a potential mediating family of the Coronavirus, which has killed more than 600 people in China.
"This latest discovery will be of great importance to the prevention and control of the origin of (the virus)," said the South China Agricultural University, which led the research in a statement on its website.
Chinese researchers: the scaly anteater is a potential host of "corona"
2020-02-07T10:28:11.284Z
Chinese researchers said that the eater of the artichoke, a mammal that is being trafficked illegally because of its scales and flesh, is a potential mediating family of the Coronavirus, which has killed more than 600 people in China.
Source: emara