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The inspiration for the study came from tests conducted on a 4-year-old llama named "Winter" that is currently living on a farm in the Belgian countryside.

"People were routinely exposed to bats through guano harvesting, religious practices, and ecotourism," the authors wrote in the study.

One theory is that blood group antigens can act as binding receptors which will allow viruses or bacteria to attach and enter the body's cells.

Scientists around the world are working to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus which has killed over 2,800 people.

The virus which has killed over a 1,000 people is thought to have jumped from animals to humans.

Over 200 people have died since 2019-nCoV emerged in China late last year.

The virus has killed almost 200 people since it emerged from the city of Wuhan late last year.

The deadly virus is thought to have emerged in the central Chinese city in Hubei province.

The first U.S. case of the virus has been identified in Washington state.

At least 59 people have come down with the virus, with the first person believed to have fallen ill on December 12.

The virus is similar to those which caused the SARS and MERS outbreaks.

In a video post, Bachtiar Nasir can be seen pouring the amber-colored content of a plastic bottle in a bowl, mixing it with a white liquid and then taking a sip from it.

New health centers are open, and responders have practiced their response to emergency situations.

A cow can produce 30 to 60 liters of antibodies per month. Humans, on the other hand, are not as industrious.

The 71-year-old from Oman lead to at least 32 people going into quarantine.

Thailand is now the fourth Asian country to register the deadly virus this year.

Outbreak in South Korea is described as "large and complex."

Worry about the disease has been reflected across the region with dozens of suspected cases being tested in Hong Kong.

Eight new cases of the deadly virus were announced in South Korea.

The World Health Organization predicts more cases in the country, where MERS has already claimed two lives.

Here's what you need to know about the respiratory virus.

A man traveling from South Korea potentially exposed 200 people to the virus.

Two people have been infected since the first patient was diagnosed on Wednesday after returning from the Middle East.

The U.N. urges Saudi Arabia to curb the spread of the virus.

Nearly 3 million Muslims are expected to take the annual pilgrimage to Mecca this year

Ebola has a high mortality rate, but in the right conditions its rate of infection can be kept low.

More than 830 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection have been recorded since MERS appeared in 2012, of which at least 288 resulted in death, according to the World Health Organization

Experts say inadequate state oversight and a failure to learn from past mistakes have all hindered Saudi Arabia's battle against the SARS-like virus

The rate of infection has slowed since mid-May, which public health officials say may be a result of improved infection control procedures introduced in Saudi hospitals

The World Health Organization convened an emergency meeting to decide if the cases constitute a "public health emergency of international concern"