Fears of the spread of a new mutant of corona among rodents in New York

There are fears that mice in New York City may be a new mutated source of the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19), media outlets said.

“Russia Today” and “Daily Mail” said that a team of researchers from Texas A & M San Antonio and Queensboro Community College in New York City, discovered an unknown strain of the virus found in the city’s wastewater that could be transmitted by mice, and one of the researchers noted that the strain has changes in The amino acids appear to be consistent with strains of viruses transmitted by mice in the past.

Every time the virus finds its way into the wild animal world, it can pose an increased risk to humans, said Dr. Chris Thompson, assistant professor of biology at Loyola University in Maryland.

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