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What is the origin of SARS-CoV-2?

Authors

  • Javier Torres-López <p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro M&eacute;dico Nacional Siglo XXI, Hospital de Pediatr&iacute;a &ldquo;Dr. Silvestre Frenk Freund&rdquo;, Unidad de Investigaci&oacute;n M&eacute;dica en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias. Ciudad de M&eacute;xico</p>

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24875/

Keywords:

SARS Virus, Coronavirus Infections, Virus Diseases, Pandemics

Abstract

Every time a pandemic occurs, dozens of theories emerge to attribute the origin of the event to different facts. The COVID-19 pandemic that has hit virtually all the globe has been no exception.

What is known so far about the origin of the virus that causes COVID‑19? The first investigations on the origin of this disease have determined that it is a new type of virus, the origin of which is most likely zoonotic.

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References

Andersen KG, Rambaut A, Lipkin WI, Holmes EC, Garry RF. The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2. Nat Med. 2020:1-3. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0820-9.

 

Zhang T, Wu Q, Zhang Z. Pangolin homology associated with 2019-nCoV. bioRxiv. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/ 2020.02.19.950253.

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Published

2020-05-21

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Issue

Vol. 58 No. 1 (2020): January-February

Section

Editorial

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