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    Bat viruses similar to MERS have potential to jump to humans

    2025-06-05T10:28:00Z

    A group of bat viruses closely related to the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) could be one small mutation away from being capable of spilling over into human populations and potentially causing the next pandemic.