The threat of zoonotic coronaviruses

Since 2002, three zoonotic coronaviruses (CoV), SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 have emerged in humans, establishing that emergence of coronaviruses from animal reservoirs represents a significant pandemic threat. SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV led to smaller epidemics with very high case fatality rates wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kanta Subbarao, Matthew J Gartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Microbiology Australia
Online Access:https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/pdf/MA21003