Study: Swine Coronavirus in China Could Jump to Humans

Study: Swine Coronavirus in China Could Jump to Humans
farmer prepares to give one of his pigs a flu jab on a pig farm on the outskirts of Chengdu in China's southwest Sichuan province, 01 August 2005. Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images
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American scholars recently published a study, stating that the Swine Acute Diarrhea Syndrome Coronavirus (SADS-CoV) found in Chinese pigs poses a threat to human health. Its risk of transmission to humans is not ruled out, they said.

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAC) published this latest study on Oct. 12. Scientists found that Chinese pigs were infected with SADS-CoV as early as in 2016, with symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting.
Frank Yue
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Frank Yue is a Canada-based journalist for The Epoch Times who covers China-related news. He also holds an M.A. in English language and literature from Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China.
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