Challenges in laboratory diagnosis of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

N Younes, DW Al-Sadeq, H Al-Jighefee, S Younes… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly spread
worldwide since its discovery in Wuhan city, China in December 2019. A comprehensive …

The middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS)

EI Azhar, DSC Hui, ZA Memish, C Drosten… - Infectious Disease …, 2019 - id.theclinics.com
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a new zoonotic human
viral pathogen endemic to the Middle East. 1–3 It was identified in 2012 in a lung sample of …

COVID-19: animals, veterinary and zoonotic links

R Tiwari, K Dhama, K Sharun, M Iqbal Yatoo… - Veterinary …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread over 210 countries and
territories beyond China shortly. On February 29, 2020, the World Health Organization …

GISAID: Global initiative on sharing all influenza data–from vision to reality

Y Shu, J McCauley - Eurosurveillance, 2017 - eurosurveillance.org
Ten years ago, a correspondence [1, 2], signed by more than 70 championed 'A global
initiative on sharing avian flu data'(GISAID)[3], leading to the GISAID Initiative in 2008. What …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: risk factors and determinants of primary, household, and nosocomial transmission

DS Hui, EI Azhar, YJ Kim, ZA Memish, M Oh… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lethal zoonosis that causes
death in 35· 7% of cases. As of Feb 28, 2018, 2182 cases of MERS-CoV infection (with 779 …

Human intestinal tract serves as an alternative infection route for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

J Zhou, C Li, G Zhao, H Chu, D Wang, HHN Yan… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has caused human respiratory
infections with a high case fatality rate since 2012. However, the mode of virus transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Middle East respiratory syndrome

A Zumla, DS Hui, S Perlman - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a highly lethal respiratory disease caused by a
novel single-stranded, positive-sense RNA betacoronavirus (MERS-CoV). Dromedary …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: another zoonotic betacoronavirus causing SARS-like disease

JFW Chan, SKP Lau, KKW To… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The source of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic was traced to wildlife
market civets and ultimately to bats. Subsequent hunting for novel coronaviruses (CoVs) led …

Bat-to-human: spike features determining 'host jump'of coronaviruses SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and beyond

G Lu, Q Wang, GF Gao - Trends in microbiology, 2015 - cell.com
Both severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are zoonotic pathogens that crossed the …

SARS‐CoV‐2 and human milk: What is the evidence?

KA Lackey, RM Pace, JE Williams, L Bode… - Maternal & child …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2 has emerged as one of the most compelling and
concerning public health challenges of our time. To address the myriad issues generated by …