Identification of bovine coronavirus in a Daurian ground squirrel expands the host range of Betacoronavirus 1

Virol Sin. 2023 Apr;38(2):321-323. doi: 10.1016/j.virs.2023.02.002. Epub 2023 Feb 28.

¹ School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, 250117, China; Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai'an, 271000, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai'an, 271000, China.
⁴ Anti-plague Institute of Hebei Province, Zhangjiakou, 075000, China.
⁵ Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
⁶ School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, 250117, China; Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai'an, 271000, China. Electronic address: shiwf@ioz.ac.cn.

Abstract

•
BCoV DTA28 was identified in a Daurian ground squirrel (Spermophilus dauricus) in China.
•
BCoV DTA28 might have emerged through a spillover event from cattle to the rodent.
•
This is the first report of BCoV in rodents, highlighting the complexity of animal reservoirs for betacoronaviruses.