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To identify viral culprits, we performed viral metagenomic sequencing on three pooled samples from the 150 diarrheal samples from Xinjiang, China, which helped with identification of the following four predominant agents: bovine nepovirus (BNeV), bovine coronavirus (BCoV), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) and bovine enterovirus (BEV). Currently, the process of diagnosing these pathogens involves time-consuming workflows, limited sensitivity, poor portability, and lack of field applicability. Keeping these diagnostic shortcomings in mind, an integrated platform called RAA-CRISPR\/Cas12a system was developed by combining recombinase-aided amplification (RAA) at 37\u00b0C with CRISPR\/Cas12a-mediated fluorescence detection, which achieved 100\u2013100,000 times higher sensitivity than conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (detection limits: 1\u201310 copies\/\u03bcL) and demonstrated 100% specificity against non-target pathogens. Clinical validation of sensitivity and specificity of 252 samples revealed 1.6\u20134.9 times higher detection rates (239 positives) than PCR (81 positives), which was consistent with PCR-confirmed cases. The assay\u2019s 40-min. workflow enables rapid on-site deployment without specialized instrumentation, as it requires only a portable heat block and blue LED transilluminator. 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