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 …

[HTML][HTML] The incidence of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 among asymptomatic patients: a systematic review

DW Al-Sadeq, GK Nasrallah - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly
spread globally since its discovery in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. A comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] Nowcasting and forecasting the potential domestic and international spread of the 2019-nCoV outbreak originating in Wuhan, China: a modelling study

JT Wu, K Leung, GM Leung - The lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Since Dec 31, 2019, the Chinese city of Wuhan has reported an
outbreak of atypical pneumonia caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Cases …

[HTML][HTML] From SARS to COVID-19: A previously unknown SARS-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) of pandemic potential infecting humans–Call for a One Health …

ME El Zowalaty, JD Järhult - One health, 2020 - Elsevier
Human coronaviruses continue to pose a threat to human health. The emergence of severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in December 2019 which causes …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus infections: Epidemiological, clinical and immunological features and hypotheses

D Raoult, A Zumla, F Locatelli, G Ippolito, G Kroemer - Cell stress, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a large family of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses. Four
human CoVs (HCoVs), the non-severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-like HCoVs …

[HTML][HTML] Serological and molecular findings during SARS-CoV-2 infection: the first case study in Finland, January to February 2020

A Haveri, T Smura, S Kuivanen, P Österlund… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
The first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Finland was confirmed on 29 January
2020. No secondary cases were detected. We describe the clinical picture and laboratory …

[PDF][PDF] The Possible Immunological Pathways for the Variable Immunopathogenesis of COVID—19 Infections among Healthy Adults, Elderly and Children. Electron J …

AS Abdulamir, RR Hafidh - Electronic Journal of General …, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Accepted: 19 Mar. 2020 Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 discovered in December, 2019 in
Wuhan, China started a world-wide epidemic. It is not clear till now what is the pathogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: a national retrospective study

YM Alsofayan, SM Althunayyan, AA Khan… - Journal of infection and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The global battle to contain the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic rages on. Previous studies described the clinical characteristics of COVID-19, but …

[HTML][HTML] Mathematical modeling of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Qatar and its impact on the national response to COVID-19

HH Ayoub, H Chemaitelly, S Seedat… - Journal of Global …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Mathematical modeling constitutes an important tool for planning robust
responses to epidemics. This study was conducted to guide the Qatari national response to …

The current and future state of vaccines, antivirals and gene therapies against emerging coronaviruses

LV Tse, RM Meganck, RL Graham… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Emerging coronaviruses (CoV) are constant global public health threats to society. Multiple
ongoing clinical trials for vaccines and antivirals against CoVs showcase the availability of …