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New Research: Bats Harbor Hundreds Of Coronaviruses, And Spillovers Aren't Rare

By Nurith Aizenman • 3 hours ago

Three years ago NPR accompanied disease ecologist Kevin Olival on a field trip to Malaysian Borneo.

Olival, who is with the nonprofit research group EcoHealth Alliance, was there to trap bats and collect samples of their body fluids. He and his collaborators would then test the samples for viruses. Bats are known for carrying some dangerous ones, particularly viruses that have the potential to kick off global outbreaks through what's called "spillovers" – instances of an animal virus jumping into a human.

Making Fun Of The Rich Is A British Comedy Tradition Honored In 'Greed'

By Bob Mondello • 4 hours ago

Michael Bloomberg Heads To Campaign In Utah After Nevada Debate

By Ayesha Rascoe • 4 hours ago

Trump Names Richard Grenell Acting Director Of National Intelligence

By Greg Myre • 23 hours ago

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What's A 'Super-Spreading Event'? And Has It Happened With COVID-19?

By Pien Huang • Feb 19, 2020

Last month, a British man went to a conference in Singapore, then on a ski trip to the French Alps.

What he didn't know when he arrived in the Alps was that he was infected with the virus behind the COVID-19 outbreak.

During his stay at a ski village, it appears he infected 11 other people, who subsequently traveled on to the U.K. and Spain, the World Health Organization says.