{
  "id": 757900,
  "title": "Bat virus fragments turn up in fertilizer sold in Thai markets, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/bat-virus-fragments-turn-up-in-fertilizer-sold-in-thai-markets-study",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:08:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/bat-virus-fragments-turn-up-in-fertilizer-sold-in-thai-markets-study-finds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers have found the first genetic evidence of bat-borne viruses within commercially sold bat guano fertilizer in Thailand. However, the viral strains the team detected are not known to infect humans. Moreover, since the researchers only identified fragments of viral RNA and did not isolate live, intact viruses, they could not confirm if the genetic […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}