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. 2020 Mar;26(3):317-319.
doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0796-5.

Emergence of a novel human coronavirus threatening human health

Leo L M Poon  1 , Malik Peiris  2
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Emergence of a novel human coronavirus threatening human health

Leo L M Poon et al. Nat Med. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

In late December 2019, a cluster of patients with ‘atypical pneumonia’ of unknown etiology was reported in Wuhan, China. A novel human coronavirus, now provisionally called ‘SARS-CoV-2’, was identified as the cause of this disease, now named ‘COVID-19’.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. An electron microscopy image showing SARS-CoV-2 isolated at The University of Hong Kong.
Provided by John Nicholls (Department of Pathology).
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