The Novel Coronavirus – A Snapshot of Current Knowledge
Harald Brüssow
Abstract
Another animal to human transmission of a coronavirus occurred in December 2019 on a live animal market in the Chinese city of Wuhan causing an epidemic in China, reaching now different continents. This minireview summarizes the research literature on the virological, clinical and epidemiological aspects of this epidemic published until end of February 2020.
Topics & Concepts
Snapshot (computer storage)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicChinaEpidemiologyVirologyCoronavirus InfectionsTransmission (telecommunications)GeographyData scienceBiologyMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Computer scienceOutbreakDiseasePathologyTelecommunicationsOperating systemArchaeologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAnimal Virus Infections StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology