@rchusid
This from August 2015 #bat #virus research in #NewZealand:
"Richard and his team have had some unexpected results. The team discovered not only a novel #coronavirus, but also sequences that are related to #polyomaviruses, #papillomaviruses, #hepeviruses and #caliciviruses."
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"A great deal more surveillance work needs to be conducted in New Zealand on our bat species and many questions remain unanswered."
https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/newsletters/kararehe-kino/kararehe-kino-issue-26/viruses-in-bats
Viruses in New Zealand bats

Bats are important supernatural and cultural icons around the world. They are also known to harbour diseases capable of infecting humans. Rabies is probably the most widely known such disease, but bats may have also

Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research