The authors of a new study studied Swedish red-backed bank voles (Myodes glareolus) and discovered
It is not yet known whether this virus is dangerous to humans. However, the results are a good reminder of why it's important to watch out for viruses spreading in the wild.
“We still do not know what potentialthreats the Grimse virus can pose to public health. But based on our observations and previous coronaviruses identified in bank voles, there is good reason to continue monitoring,” says virologist Åke Lundqvist from Uppsala University in Sweden.
Bank voles are one of the mostcommon rodents found in Europe. They often cross paths with humans and are also carriers of the Puumala virus. The latter causes a hemorrhagic fever known as epidemic nephropathy in humans.
Unfavorable weather conditions have been known to cause voles to hide in homes, increasing the potential risk of rodent-to-human transmission of the virus.
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