On the other hand, HCoV-229E was genetically associated with another bat CoV, called Hipposideros/GhanaKwam/19/2008, detected in Ghana, while camelids were also suspected to be intermediate hosts.
Virusi hivi vilitolewa mara ya kwanza kutoka katika uchunguzi wa upasuaji wa mapafu wa jamaa wa mgonjwa ambaye alisafiri kutoka Hong Kong kuenda Guangzhou.