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Comprehensive investigation of SARS-CoV-2-like coronavirus infection in horseshoe bats (a natural host of SARS-CoV-2) and its effect on bat immunity and behavior |
| Principal Investigator / Affiliation | Kei Sato (Associate Professor) / The University of Tokyo  Japan |
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Thong Vu Dinh (Associate Professor) / Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, VAST  Vietnam |
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| Year Adopted | 2020 |
| Research Period | 2 years |
| General Description of the Research Project | This collaborative research aims to reveal the infection of SARS-CoV-2-like coronaviruses in horseshoe bats, a putative natural host of SARS-CoV-2. Our international interdisciplinary study of virology, molecular phylogenetic, bioinformatics, ecology and ethology reveals the effect of virus infection on bat immunity and behavior, which shows the dynamics of virus infection in bats and the risk of viral spillover to humans |
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| Principal Investigator / Country of Research Team | 
Kei Sato Japan
Thong Vu Dinh Vietnam |
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