Scientists believe the variant, called HKU5-CoV-2, may infect a broader range of animals than Covid-19 and may have more potential for jumping between species, the latest research shows. American ...

Scientists believe the variant, called HKU5-CoV-2, may infect a broader range of animals than Covid-19 and may have more potential for jumping between species, the latest research shows. American ...

In a research published in the PLOS Journal, the scientists in China have revealed about some never-before-seen viruses in the bats that live close to humans. These viruses are quite closely related ...

Though HKU5-CoV-2 currently shows no ability to infect human cells, its close genetic makeup has researchers on edge. Lab tests using pseudoviruses revealed that HKU5 cannot yet bind to human cells.

"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist Michael Letko.

Scientists have discovered HKU5-CoV-2, a new bat coronavirus that can infect humans, raising concerns about potential zoonotic spillover and future outbreaks.

If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be ...

ACE2 from Pipistrellus abramus bats is a receptor for HKU5 coronaviruses. Nature Communications, 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60286-3 ...

HKU5-CoV-2 is a form of coronavirus that was just detected in bats. The recent study picked up the virus after analyzing a*** swabs taken from a certain type of bat from the genus Pipistrellus.

The HKU5-Cov-2 also shares similarities with the viruses that cause Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS causing similar symptoms like fever, cough, fatigue, sneezing and breathlessness.