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Editor, Senior Moderator
Zool Res. 2020 Apr 21:1-7. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.031. [Epub ahead of print]
Zoonotic origins of human coronavirus 2019 (HCoV-19): why is this work important?
Wong G[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Bi YH[SUP]3[/SUP], Wang QH[SUP]3[/SUP], Chen XW[SUP]4[/SUP], Zhang ZG[SUP]5[/SUP], Yao YG[SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]7,[/SUP][SUP]8[/SUP].
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Abstract
The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by infection with human coronavirus 2019 (HCoV-19/SARS-CoV-2/2019-nCoV), is a global threat to the human population. Here, we briefly summarize the available data for the zoonotic origins of HCoV-19, with reference to the other two epidemics of highly virulent coronaviruses, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, which cause severe pneumonia in humans. We propose to intensify future efforts for tracing the origins of HCoV-19, which is a very important scientific question for the control and prevention of the pandemic.
KEYWORDS:
Bat; HCoV-19/SARS-CoV-2; Natural Reservoir; Pangolin; Susceptibility; Zoonotic origins
PMID:32314559DOI:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.031
Zoonotic origins of human coronavirus 2019 (HCoV-19): why is this work important?
Wong G[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Bi YH[SUP]3[/SUP], Wang QH[SUP]3[/SUP], Chen XW[SUP]4[/SUP], Zhang ZG[SUP]5[/SUP], Yao YG[SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]7,[/SUP][SUP]8[/SUP].
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Abstract
The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by infection with human coronavirus 2019 (HCoV-19/SARS-CoV-2/2019-nCoV), is a global threat to the human population. Here, we briefly summarize the available data for the zoonotic origins of HCoV-19, with reference to the other two epidemics of highly virulent coronaviruses, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, which cause severe pneumonia in humans. We propose to intensify future efforts for tracing the origins of HCoV-19, which is a very important scientific question for the control and prevention of the pandemic.
KEYWORDS:
Bat; HCoV-19/SARS-CoV-2; Natural Reservoir; Pangolin; Susceptibility; Zoonotic origins
PMID:32314559DOI:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.031