Coronaviruses can become zoonotic, as in the case of COVID-19, and hunting, sale, and consumption of wild animals in Southeast Asia increases the risk for such incidents. We sampled and tested rodents (851) and other mammals and found betacoronavirus RNA in 12 rodents. The sequences belong to two separate genetic clusters and are closely related to those of known rodent coronaviruses detected in the region and distantly related to those of human coronaviruses OC43 and HKU1. Considering the close human-wildlife contact with many species in and beyond the region, a better understanding of virus diversity is urgently needed for the mitigation of future risks.

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老挝人民民主共和国野生动物的冠状病毒监测检测到啮齿动物的病毒 RNA。

冠状病毒可能会成为人畜共患病，例如 COVID-19，在东南亚狩猎、销售和消费野生动物会增加此类事件的风险。我们对啮齿动物 (851) 和其他哺乳动物进行了采样和测试，并在 12 只啮齿动物中发现了 β 冠状病毒 RNA。这些序列属于两个独立的基因簇，与在该地区检测到的已知啮齿动物冠状病毒密切相关，与人类冠状病毒 OC43 和 HKU1 的序列关系较远。考虑到人类与该地区内外许多物种的密切接触，迫切需要更好地了解病毒多样性，以减轻未来的风险。