Source of the COVID-19 pandemic: ecology and genetics of coronaviruses (Betacoronavirus: Coronaviridae) SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 (subgenus Sarbecovirus), and MERS-CoV (subgenus Merbecovirus)

Since the early 2000s, three novel zooanthroponous coronaviruses (Betacoronavirus) have emerged. The first outbreak of infection (SARS) caused by SARS-CoV virus occurred in the fall of 2002 in China (Guangdong Province). A second outbreak (MERS) associated with the new MERS-CoV virus appeared in Sau...

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Main Authors: Dmitry K. Lvov, Sergey V. Alkhovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Central Research Institute for Epidemiology 2020-05-01
Series:Вопросы вирусологии
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Online Access:https://virusjour.crie.ru/jour/article/viewFile/280/165