Novel coronavirus: From discovery to clinical diagnostics

A novel coronavirus designated as 2019-nCoV first appeared in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. Dozens of people died in China, and thousands of people infected as 2019-nCoV continues to spread around the world. We have described the discovery, emergence, genomic characteristics, and clinical diag...

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Published inInfection, genetics and evolution Vol. 79; p. 104211
Main Author Phan, Tung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2020
Subjects
Bat
Betacoronavirus - genetics
Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification
China
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Databases, Genetic
diagnostic techniques
evolution
Genome, Viral
genomics
Humans
infection
people
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
China
coronavirus
Pneumonia
Bat
China
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Summary:A novel coronavirus designated as 2019-nCoV first appeared in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. Dozens of people died in China, and thousands of people infected as 2019-nCoV continues to spread around the world. We have described the discovery, emergence, genomic characteristics, and clinical diagnostics of 2019-nCoV. •A novel coronavirus designated as 2019-nCoV first appeared in Wuhan, China.•Dozens of people died in China, and thousands of people infected.•2019-nCoV cannot be detected by commercially available multiplex NAAT tests.
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ISSN:1567-1348
1567-7257
1567-7257
DOI:10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104211