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       Coronavirus: scientists identify possible new mode of transmissi
       on in human faeces
       By: mixin Date: February 4, 2020, 12:45 pm
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       Genetic traces of the new coronavirus have been found in the
       stool of patients being treated at a hospital in Shenzhen
       The findings have prompted researchers to warn of possible
       faecel-oral spread of the disease, in addition to respiratory
       droplet transmission and contact
       The results have echoed similar findings elsewhere, including in
       Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus outbreak, and the United
       States, with some scientists saying the research shows it was
       possible the virus was transmitted via human excrement.
       Researchers at Shi Zhengli’s Laboratory at the Wuhan Institute
       of Virology, which is administered by the Chinese Academy of
       Sciences, found nucleic acids in stool samples and anal swabs
       from a group of coronavirus pneumonia patients in the city,
       according to a report from state news agency Xinhua.
       The scientists concluded that the virus could be transmitted “to
       a certain degree” via facecal-oral transmission.
       He also warned that the virus could be turned to vapour by the
       force of a toilet flushing, endangering people in the same room.
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