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Batman hopes Zim caves hold secret to rapid coronavirus tests

05 June 2020 - 08:00 By paul ash
Paul Ash Senior reporter
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Bats in Zim may provide some insight into infectious disease that spreads from animals to humans.
Bats in Zim may provide some insight into infectious disease that spreads from animals to humans.
Image: 123rf/ Sergey Taran

Scientists scouring two bat-filled cave systems in Zimbabwe have made a big step towards understanding how pathogens spread from animals to humans.

But they need more money to expand their research to include Covid-19.

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