Is it true that humans contracted the coronavirus from a bat? Scientists don't think so.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel doubted the validity of the theory of origin

coronavirus from bats. It is believed that these animals are carriers of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the causative agent of COVID-19. Discuss

Israeli scientists conducted a meta-analysis of the setscientific studies claiming that bats carry the virus. The claims were based on the fact that bats often have antibodies to coronavirus: it is known that they had antibodies in 48% of cases. However, the virus itself has never been isolated.

This further suggests that theycarriers, but that the immunity of bats coped with the virus. In addition, they have such an immune system that allows them to cope with viruses that are fatal to other mammals. And the fact that pathogens that are transmitted to humans are often found in bats also does not speak against these animals, since the diseases they carry are not dangerous to humans.

Based on these data, scientists doubted that bats are the source of the coronavirus.