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CORONA VIRUS‐LIKE PARTICLES IN ABORIGINALS AND NON‐ABORIGINALS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Schnagl Roger D.,
Holmes Ian H.,
MackayScollay E. M.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1978.tb107864.x
Subject(s) - virus , coronavirus , corona (planetary geology) , virology , covid-19 , biology , zoology , medicine , pathology , astrobiology , venus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
Pleomorphic virus‐like particles which resemble coronaviruses in morphology were found in faecal specimens from Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal children in Western Australia. They were equally prevalent in those with or without symptoms of diarrhoea. A much greater proportion of Aboriginal than non‐Aboriginal children were found to be excreting the particles. The proportion of children who excreted the virus‐like particles increased with age. Coronavirus‐like particles, indistinguishable from those found in humans, were found in a number of Aboriginals' dogs.