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Coronaviruses in animals and humans

Lisa F. P. Ng, Julian A. Hiscox

2020BMJ38 citationsDOI

Abstract

Controlling outbreaks will require detailed knowledge of their biology and behaviour Coronaviruses have been around for many years and were first discovered in the 1960s. They include viruses contributing to the common cold (HCoV-229E) and a variety of animal and avian coronaviruses, such as

Topics & Concepts

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus InfectionsComputer scienceBetacoronavirusVirologyCoronavirusWorld Wide WebData scienceMedicineOutbreakPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAnimal Virus Infections Studies