All viruses discovered are potentially dangerous to humanity.
Eight new viruses have been discovered on Hainan Island that pose a potential threat to mankind. According to the scientific journal Virologica Sinica, one of the viruses belongs to the same family as COVID-19.
In addition, scientists have identified the causative agents of two new pestiviruses that are linked to yellow fever and dengue fever, as well as a new astrovirus pathogen. This is a family of viruses that cause intestinal infections. In addition, new parvoviruses and papillomaviruses are reported.
At the same time, scientists noted that all the detected viruses can potentially infect humans. To find out how dangerous they are, scientists plan to conduct a number of experiments.