To use wild resources properly: a lesson from two species of human coronaviruses

  • Yimin Zhang Sichuan University
  • Shiqiang Wang Air Force Engineering University
Keywords: severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronaviruses, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, hosts, transmission routes

Abstract

The global pandemic of COVID-19, a disease caused by a severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARSr-CoV), is responsible for over a hundred million confirmed cases and more than two hundred deaths worldwide. Accumulating evidence indicates correlations between the abuse of wild resources and the outbreaks. To reduce the risks of getting infected with human coronaviruses (HCoVs), brief introductions to HCoVs were made, the hosts of them are listed, the probable transmission routes of the SARSr-CoVs and MERS-CoVs are analyzed, and the recommendation that we use wild resources properly was put forward.

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Published
2021-08-16
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Original Research Article