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- As per a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), presence of a different kind of coronavirus has been found in two bat species in India.
- These two bat species are from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.
- But there is no evidence or research to claim that these bat coronaviruses can cause disease in humans.
- Pteropus bat species were earlier found positive for Nipah virus in 2018 and 2019 in Kerala.
- Bats are considered to be the natural reservoir for many viruses, of which some are potential human pathogens.
- The study has been published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research.
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