Pune: Coronavirus Neocov, described as a potential threat to humanity by Chinese researchers this week, there is no actual danger in the current form, Tii’s health expert speaks to say.
Experts add that viruses, which use Bat Ace2 receptors, cannot tie human Ace2 receptors unless they acquire significant mutations.
Paper China – Not reviewed by peer-reviewed – has triggered a large enough alarm, especially on social media.
The member of the State Duty Dr.
Shashank Joshi told TII that Neocov was actually the old virus (first identified in 2011 in bats) which were closely related to Merers Cov who used DPP4 receptors to enter the cell.
“Neocov can use Ace2 bat receptors, but cannot use human Ace2 receptors except a new mutation occurs.
Everything that is being said about the virus is the hype,” said Dr.
Joshi.
Vinod Scaria, the main scientist in Delhi based on CSIR-IGIB said Zoonotic abundance – transmission of viruses from animals to humans – is a rare event.
“Viruses, in natural form, do not infect humans.
And because they have not been infected with humans, it has not caused death.
Neocov is also not ‘new’; Virus has been known for years.
Neocov Inherently cannot tie human acee receptors, but artificial mutations Can improve binding.
However, such mutations are not found naturally in Neocov.
“Scaria, however, said regular supervision of human and animal viruses is the key to understanding the virus spectrum and early warning measures about the possibility of abundance.
Dr Shahid Jameel’s virologist said, “Neocov has been found in a kind of bat and is the closest so far in his genetic structure to Mers Cov that appears in humans in 2012 through camels.
MERS does not infect and transmit between humans very well and requires very contact Close to that animal.
Neocov also binds well to hold Ace2 receptors but not human Ace2 receptors.
So it is impossible to easily infect humans.
“Dr.
Jameel, however, adds that it is good to know something” out there with the potential for Jump “in the future.” That way we can be prepared.
There are estimates of 3000-plus coronavirus in bats.
The more we know about them, the more we can be prepared for an abundance in the future, “he said.
Dr.
San-Jay Pujari from the ICMR National Task Force in clinical research for Covid-19 also said Neocov has not been able to infect humans.
“Neocov is closer to Mers-Cov than Sarscov-2 and is believed to be one of the Mers-Cov’s ancestral strains.
This is different From Mers-Cov because of its ability to use ACE-2 receptors on bats but not at this time.
Forms, do not have the ability to infect humans.
No need to panic at this time.
There will be strengthening supervision and research efforts to monitor the evolution at the global level.
” The report also claimed Neocov may have one death rate.
In three individuals who are infected.
But a top scientist said that the estimated possibilities came from a clear mortality for Mers Cov, the closest (85% similar) to Neocov.
“Whose himself said that the death rate for Merers was exaggerating The existing monitoring system.
Until more well known about this disease, the case mortality rate is only calculated among the cases that are confirmed by the laboratory, “the scientists said, quoted WHO.