Varanasi: After a Wuhan researcher claims to find a new type of Coronavirus, Neocov, predict that it can pose a threat to humans in the future, there are many concerns about this virus in public.
To understand what Neocov and its influence on the human population, TOI spoke to the leading virology and head of the molecular biology unit, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Banaras Hindu (IMS-BHU), Prof.
Sunit Kumar Singh, who claimed that Neocov was not a new virus.
said, “The name of the Neocov virus has originated from a bat known as Neoromicia.
Neocov is beta-coronavirus and it was detected in the bat (Neoromicia Zulensis) in 2011.
Neocov is different from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-COV) by one acid exchange Amino (0.3%) in the RDRP gene and 10.9% South (Neoromicia Capensis), “he added to Prof.
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Singh, Neocov is very similar to Mers-Cov in terms of genome order.
MERS-COV caused a deadly respiratory infection, especially on the Arabian peninsula.
Overall, 85% of Neocov genomes are identical to MERS-COV.
The presence of a genetically diverged S1 subunit in the neocov surge gene shows that intra-surge recombination events may be involved in the appearance of Mers-Cov.
The majority of camels on the Arabian peninsula are imported from Africa, where some neoromicia species of bats are found.
The similarity between Mers-Cov and Neocov shows that they may have the same ancestors.
“All worries starting from the level of similarity and Chinese researchers claim that Neocov can be involved in human-related infections faster,” he explained.
Does the new virus really cause a drastic effect on the human population? “Neocov is not a new virus.
This is an old virus.
Neocov binds with Ace2 bat receptors, but not to Ace2 human receptors,” he explained and said that people got sensitive hyper about the virus during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Whatever related to the virus has become very sensational today.
There are many zoonotic viruses circulating in the population.
No one can predict his team of abundance in the human population of animals.
The paper that describes Neocov is still on the Prefrint server, not one peer that reviews.
He further explained that people were far worried because Neocov was very close to Mers-Cov and tied Ace2 bat receptors.
“It is important to say that even MERS cannot build a very successful transmission in the human population in 2012.
It is also true that sporadic events from viruses are rarely possible here and there in the world but that does not mean that each sporadic event is like It will have a drastic consequence in the human population, “he said.
What is the best can be done? “We should not attack the wildlife area for our selfish motif in the name of industrialization, hunting, and gathering the practice of bush meat,” said Prof.
Singh, added this is the best strategy to avoid abundant events in the human population and to maintain ecological balance.
The disease above and above, surveillance institutions need to supervise such events.
Hypersensitization also causes panic behavior and must be avoided.