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SO-VIET-BAT Seasonal detection of Sarbecoviruses in bats in North Vietnam

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $0

  • Funder

    ANR

  • Principal Investigator

    Alexandre Hassanin

  • Research Location

    Viet Nam

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Pathogen genomics, mutations and adaptations

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

The SO-VIET-BAT project foresees field studies in order to provide information on the seasonal variations of bat assemblages in the caves of North Vietnam; seasonal detection of Sarbecoviruses in bats sampled between April and October 2021 at these sites; the comparative phylogeography of horseshoe bat species identified as reservoir hosts for Sarbecoviruses; the role of genomic recombination on the barrier jump of host species; and finally the potential impact of anthropogenic climate change on the circulation of viruses between species of bats.