Q.Report writing on source of origin wuhan city .
The topic is on COVID -19
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The Wuhan coronavirus, the deadly disease that has killed 17 people in China and spread across the world, may have been created by a "cross-species transmission" from snake to humans, Chinese scientists said in a new report published Wednesday.
Using genetic sequence analysis, the scientists — who come from various Chinese cities, including Wuhan — found the disease appeared to be a "recombinant virus" between a coronavirus found in bats and another "origin-unknown coronavirus."
Upon further study, they found that snakes were the "most probable wildlife animal reservoir," and that the closest matches were found in the Many-banded krait and Chinese cobra, the report said.
These species of snake can be found from the central Hubei province — where Wuhan is located — to Hong Kong, in the country's south, the scientists said.
A many-banded krait snake.
Wednesday's findings appear to be the most comprehensive understanding of the source of the virus, also known as 2019-nCoV, so far.