Virologica Sinica

Virologica Sinica

Volume 38, Issue 2, April 2023, Pages 321-323
Virologica Sinica

Letter
Identification of bovine coronavirus in a Daurian ground squirrel expands the host range of Betacoronavirus 1

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Highlights

  • BCoV DTA28 was identified in a Daurian ground squirrel (Spermophilus dauricus) in China.

  • BCoV DTA28 might have emerged through a spillover event from cattle to the rodent.

  • This is the first report of BCoV in rodents, highlighting the complexity of animal reservoirs for betacoronaviruses.

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Lin Xu, Wei Liu and Mengyu Bie contributed equally to this work.