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Open Access 01-12-2015 | Editorial

Coronaviruses: emerging and re-emerging pathogens in humans and animals

Authors: Susanna K. P. Lau, Jasper F. W. Chan

Published in: Virology Journal | Issue 1/2015

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and recently emerged Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemics have proven the ability of coronaviruses to cross species barrier and emerge rapidly in humans. Other coronaviruses such as porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) are also known to cause major disease epidemics in animals wiith huge economic loss. This special issue in Virology Journal aims to highlight the advances and key discoveries in the animal origin, viral evolution, epidemiology, diagnostics and pathogenesis of the emerging and re-emerging coronaviruses in both humans and animals.

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Title: Coronaviruses: emerging and re-emerging pathogens in humans and animals
Authors: Susanna K. P. Lau
Jasper F. W. Chan
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Virology Journal / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1743-422X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-015-0432-z

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