Future trajectory of SARS-CoV-2: Constant spillover back and forth between humans and animals

SARS-CoV-2, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, is causing a massive global public health dilemma. In particular, the outbreak of the Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 in several countries has aroused the great attention of the World Health Organization (WHO). As of February 1st,...

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Autores principales: Cui, Xinhua, Wang, Yang, Zhai, Jingbo, Xue, Mengzhou, Zheng, Chunfu, Yu, Lu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9972147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36805410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199075
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Sumario:SARS-CoV-2, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, is causing a massive global public health dilemma. In particular, the outbreak of the Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 in several countries has aroused the great attention of the World Health Organization (WHO). As of February 1st, 2023, the WHO had counted 671,016,135 confirmed cases and 6,835,595 deaths worldwide. Despite effective vaccines and drug treatments, there is currently no way to completely and directly eliminate SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, frequent cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in animals have also been reported. In this review, we suggest that SARS-CoV-2, as a zoonotic virus, may be frequently transmitted between animals and humans in the future, which provides a reference and warning for rational prevention and control of COVID-19.

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