Unraveling the Zoonotic Origin and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

The origin and zoonotic transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 remain speculative. We discuss scenarios for the zoonotic emergence of SARS-CoV-2, and also explore the missing evidence and ecological considerations that are necessary to confidently identify the origin and transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 a...

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Published inTrends in Ecology & Evolution Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 180 - 184
Main Authors Banerjee, Arinjay, Doxey, Andrew C., Mossman, Karen, Irving, Aaron T.
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2021
Elsevier BV
Subjects
Animals
COVID-19
Forum
Humans
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Zoonoses - epidemiology
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Summary:The origin and zoonotic transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 remain speculative. We discuss scenarios for the zoonotic emergence of SARS-CoV-2, and also explore the missing evidence and ecological considerations that are necessary to confidently identify the origin and transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 and to prevent future pandemics of zoonotic viruses.
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Twitter: @sci_questions (A. Banerjee) and @BatResearch (A.T. Irving)
ISSN:0169-5347
1872-8383
DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2020.12.002