How the zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2 ensure its survival as a human disease.
Br J Community Nurs
; 25(11): 562-566, 2020 Nov 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-916556
ABSTRACT
In December 2019, a new species of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was identified in a number of patients presenting with pneumonias of unknown aetiology in WuHan Province, China. Early epidemiological indications were of a zoonotic origin many of the initial patients confirmed contact with a local wet market and the genomic sequencing showed similar characteristics with coronaviruses known to be carried by bats. The theory of subsequent human to human transmission became evident once global epidemiological reporting of COVID infection was established. Confirmation of the origins of infections caused by SARS-CoV-2 was enabled by the early sharing of the initial genomic sequence by China in January 2020 and since developed collaboratively on a globally accessible database, supported by the World Health Organization (https//tinyurl.com/rj32fp3).
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Zoonoses
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Coronavirus Infections
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Genomics
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Biological Evolution
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Community Nurs
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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