Review of coronavirus in rats: a potential zoonotic threat

• Main Authors: Saulol Hamid Nur-Fazila,, Abd Rahaman Yasmin,, Farzee Faranieyza-Afiqah,, Abdul Rahman Nawal-Amani,, Siti Suri Arshad,, Norfitriah Mohamed Sohaimi,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22076/1/SE%2019.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22076/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/index.html

The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of the Coronaviridae family as a threat to public health in the emergence of a deadly zoonotic disease. Rats are the possible primary host of the infection as they are highly populated in urban areas, creating a significant epidemic risk....