Cambodia found 10 years of bat samples with 92% similar to the new crown virus European Network On February 1, according to the European Associated Press comprehensive report, according to a recent study found that Cambodia stored in the refrigerator in 2010, the virus found in the new crown virus has a 92.6% similarity, which adds more information to the origin theory. The researchers say the viruses were found in undiscovered bat species, suggesting that the geographic distribution of viruses associated with COVID-19 is much broader than previously understood.

<h1> According to a recent study, cambodia in 2010 stored in the refrigerator sample, the virus found and the new crown virus has a 92.6% similarity, which adds more information to the origin theory. The researchers say the viruses were found in undiscovered bat species, suggesting that the geographic distribution of viruses associated with COVID-19 is much broader than previously understood. </h1>

Cambodia found a 10-year bat sample with a similar source to COVID-19.

　　Based on media reports such as the China Global Television Network (CGTN), researchers recently analyzed 430 bat samples and found that the bats, which have been stored in the refrigerator of the Institut Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, since December 2010, carry pathogenic gene sequences that are 92.6% similar to the new crown virus.

　　The bats studied have been living in caves in Stung Treng Province, in northeastern Cambodia, and are common in Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

　　In the newly released paper, the research team pointed out that on the bat mark itself, which has been preserved for as long as 10 years, the discovery of a pathogenic source that is almost identical to the genetic sequence of the new crown virus and the SARS virus is crucial to discovering the origin of the new crown virus. Too little is known about the origin of the coronavirus, and this study proves that the geographic distribution of the coronavirus-related virus is much broader than people have believed so far.

　　The paper notes that of the 430 samples they studied, 16 were tested positive for the coronavirus, while in 16 positive samples, two of them had a genetic similarity of 92.6% to the S-coronavirus.

　　The researchers first used these bats to compare species diversity on both sides of the Mekong River in northern Cambodia, then transported them to the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh while storing them in a refrigerator at minus 80 degrees Celsius. Southeast Asia is home to a wide variety of wildlife that carry SARS-like coronaviruses.

　　The researchers believe the region may be a key area to consider in the current search for the source of the coronavirus, as well as in the broader future work of coronavirus surveillance.

　　While the World Health Organization (WHO) is pursuing the source of the coronavirus, researchers at the Institut Pasteur believe that the entire Southeast Asian region may also be a key region for finding the origins of the new coronavirus, and that further surveillance of bats and other wildlife in these areas could prepare the world better for the next pandemic. (Li Sijia)