Species diversity of these animals in Southeast Asia is one of the highest in the world. In order to better understand the ecology of coronaviruses in the wild and to determine whether viruses similar to that of SARS circulating in Thailand, these viruses are sought in bat.
Ili kuelewa vizuri zaidi ikolojia ya coronaviruses katika pori na kuamua virusi kama sawa na ya SARS zinazozunguka nchini Thailand, virusi hizi kutafutwa katika bat.