Advances in methods for the detection of animal coronaviruses

Since the end of December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has posed a serious threat to global public health security. Many coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, are of animal origin. Therefore, monitoring of animal coronavirus must be strengthened. Herein, the common sample types, cell types used for viral isolation and culture, viral molecular detection methods, and immunological detection of animal coronaviruses are reviewed to provide a reference for follow-up studies of animal coronaviruses.