Two new SARS-like coronaviruses described in Russian horseshoe bats
Horseshoe bats (
Rhinolophus sp.) are known reservoirs of zoonotic coronaviruses (CoVs). Over the last twenty years, viruses thought to have originated from these bats have given rise to two severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic outbreaks in humans: SARS-CoV-1 in 2002/2003, which was limited mostly to Asia, and the currently globally circulating SARS-CoV-2, first identified in December 2019.
Several species of horseshoe bat are distributed across much of Eurasia and Northern Africa, and host a number of as yet unidentified SARS-like coronaviruses. As much of the world remains in the grip of the 2019 SARS-CoV-2 outbreak almost 18 months on, it is of great importance to identify and determine the prevalence of SARS-adjacent coronaviruses in horseshoe bat populations where future epidemics could arise from.
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Kings Glen Elementary students submitted the nominations for three upcoming historical markers recognizing Black history in Virginia. (Google Maps )
SPRINGFIELD, VA When Gov. Ralph Northam s administration chose three new state historical highway markers suggested by Kings Glen Elementary students in Springfield, it was a testament to the students research.
Five new Virginia historical highway markers were announced by Northam in April as part of the 2021 Black History Month Historical Marker Contest. The three winning nominations from the Kings Glen students were for Mary Elizabeth Bowser, Dangerfield and Harriet Newby, and Dr. Edwin B. Henderson.
The nominations were the product of the school s History Hunters and History Makers Club, according to a news release from Fairfax County Public Schools. Maura Keaney, the school s technology specialist, founded the club for fourth, fifth and sixth graders and sought to shed light on historical figures that have been overloo
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The BIG Act Passes in the US House
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment (NABITA) is excited to announce that a key piece of legislation, the BIG Act (Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act H.R. 2877) passed in the US House of Representatives yesterday. The release can be found here.
The BIG Act is critical legislation for student support and safety. It will require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide best practices for schools to establish Behavioral Intervention Teams (BITs), will mandate that schools receive training in BIT best practices, and require technical assistance to be provided to higher education and K-12 schools to assist them in implementing these best practices.