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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Surg. 2020 Feb 26. pii: S1743-9191(20)30197-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.02.034. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]World Health Organization declares Global Emergency: A review of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).[/h]
Sohrabi C[SUP]1[/SUP], Alsafi Z[SUP]2[/SUP], O'Neill N[SUP]3[/SUP], Khan M[SUP]2[/SUP], Kerwan A[SUP]4[/SUP], Al-Jabir A[SUP]4[/SUP], Iosifidis C[SUP]1[/SUP], Agha R[SUP]5[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] An unprecedented outbreak of pneumonia of unknown aetiology in Wuhan City, Hubei province in China emerged in December of 2019. A novel coronavirus was identified as the causative agent and was subsequently termed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Considered a relative of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), COVID-19 is a betacoronavirus that affects the lower respiratory tract and manifests as pneumonia in humans. Despite rigorous global containment and quarantine efforts, the incidence of COVID-19 continues to rise, with 50,580 laboratory-confirmed cases and 1,526 deaths worldwide. In response to this global outbreak, we summarise the current state of knowledge surrounding COVID-19.
Copyright ? 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Covid-19; Global Health Emergency; Novel Coronavirus; Viral Transmission; Wuhan
PMID: 32112977 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.02.034
Sohrabi C[SUP]1[/SUP], Alsafi Z[SUP]2[/SUP], O'Neill N[SUP]3[/SUP], Khan M[SUP]2[/SUP], Kerwan A[SUP]4[/SUP], Al-Jabir A[SUP]4[/SUP], Iosifidis C[SUP]1[/SUP], Agha R[SUP]5[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] An unprecedented outbreak of pneumonia of unknown aetiology in Wuhan City, Hubei province in China emerged in December of 2019. A novel coronavirus was identified as the causative agent and was subsequently termed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Considered a relative of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), COVID-19 is a betacoronavirus that affects the lower respiratory tract and manifests as pneumonia in humans. Despite rigorous global containment and quarantine efforts, the incidence of COVID-19 continues to rise, with 50,580 laboratory-confirmed cases and 1,526 deaths worldwide. In response to this global outbreak, we summarise the current state of knowledge surrounding COVID-19.
Copyright ? 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Covid-19; Global Health Emergency; Novel Coronavirus; Viral Transmission; Wuhan
PMID: 32112977 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.02.034