SARS coronavirus without reservoir originated from an unnatural evolution, experienced the reverse evolution, and finally disappeared in the world

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) first emerged in Guangdong on November 16, 2002, and subsequently spread to Hong Kong, Beijing, Taiwan, and other areas. According to WHO, 8 098 cases were reported in 29 countries.l'2 Although researchers around the world have been carrying out extensive stu...

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Published inChinese medical journal Vol. 127; no. 13; pp. 2537 - 2542
Main Authors Xu, Dezhong, Sun, Huimin, Su, Haixia, Zhang, Lei, Zhang, Jingxia, Wang, Bo, Xu, Rui
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LanguageEnglish
Published China Clinical Epidemiological Unit, Fourth Military Medical University,China Clinical Epidemiological Network, International Clinical Epidemiological Network, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China%Department of Epidemiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China 2014
Department of Epidemiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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Summary:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) first emerged in Guangdong on November 16, 2002, and subsequently spread to Hong Kong, Beijing, Taiwan, and other areas. According to WHO, 8 098 cases were reported in 29 countries.l'2 Although researchers around the world have been carrying out extensive studies for 10 years, the reservoir of SARS coronavirus (CoV) has not been found. 1,3-18
Bibliography:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) first emerged in Guangdong on November 16, 2002, and subsequently spread to Hong Kong, Beijing, Taiwan, and other areas. According to WHO, 8 098 cases were reported in 29 countries.l'2 Although researchers around the world have been carrying out extensive studies for 10 years, the reservoir of SARS coronavirus (CoV) has not been found. 1,3-18
SARS coronavirus; reverse evolution; epidemiology; infectious disease
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ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20131328