Thanks to the British Embassy in Laos

Thanks to the British   Embassy in Laos, a project aiming to investigate the origin and natural history of SARS Coronaviruses in bats has been funded. Institut Pasteur du Laos scientists along with bat experts from the Lao National University will carry out field collections of bats in caves from Northern Laos in January 2021. Biological samples will then be screened for SARS-like coronaviruses using molecular techniques (RT-PCR and genomic sequencing).