On 22 January 2020 , scientists from Peking University , Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University , Ningbo University and Wuhan Biology Engineering College published an article , stating `` the newly identified coronavirus may boost cross‐species transmission from snake to human '' .
Coronavirus may boost transmission from snake to humans , according to scientists from Peking University , Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University , Ningbo University , and Wuhan Biology Engineering College .