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Review
. 2020 May;13(3):607-612.
doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13557. Epub 2020 Mar 6.

The Novel Coronavirus - A Snapshot of Current Knowledge

Harald Brüssow  1
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Review

The Novel Coronavirus - A Snapshot of Current Knowledge

Harald Brüssow. Microb Biotechnol. 2020 May.

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.

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