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Editor, Senior Moderator
Virus Res
. 2021 Jun 9;198473.
doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198473. Online ahead of print.
Zoonotic and Reverse Zoonotic Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2
Iryna V Goraichuk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vasiliy Arefiev[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Borys T Stegniy[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Anton P Gerilovych[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the first known pandemic caused by a coronavirus. Its causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), appears to be capable of infecting different mammalian species. Recent detections of this virus in pet, zoo, wild, and farm animals have compelled inquiry regarding the zoonotic (animal-to-human) and reverse zoonotic (human-to-animal) transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 with the potential of COVID-19 pandemic evolving into a panzootic. It is important to monitor the global spread of disease and to assess the significance of genomic changes to support prevention and control efforts during a pandemic. An understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology provides opportunities to prevent the risk of repeated re-infection of humans and requires a robust One Health-based investigation. This review paper describes the known properties and the existing gaps in scientific knowledge about the zoonotic and reverse zoonotic transmissibility of the novel virus SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 disease it causes.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; intermediate host, transmission; zoonoses.
. 2021 Jun 9;198473.
doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198473. Online ahead of print.
Zoonotic and Reverse Zoonotic Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2
Iryna V Goraichuk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vasiliy Arefiev[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Borys T Stegniy[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Anton P Gerilovych[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34118360
- DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198473
Abstract
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the first known pandemic caused by a coronavirus. Its causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), appears to be capable of infecting different mammalian species. Recent detections of this virus in pet, zoo, wild, and farm animals have compelled inquiry regarding the zoonotic (animal-to-human) and reverse zoonotic (human-to-animal) transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 with the potential of COVID-19 pandemic evolving into a panzootic. It is important to monitor the global spread of disease and to assess the significance of genomic changes to support prevention and control efforts during a pandemic. An understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology provides opportunities to prevent the risk of repeated re-infection of humans and requires a robust One Health-based investigation. This review paper describes the known properties and the existing gaps in scientific knowledge about the zoonotic and reverse zoonotic transmissibility of the novel virus SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 disease it causes.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; intermediate host, transmission; zoonoses.