Phylogenetic perspectives on the epidemiology and origins of SARS and SARS-like coronaviruses

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory disease caused by a zoonotic coronavirus (CoV) named SARS-CoV (SCoV), which rapidly swept the globe after its emergence in rural China during late 2002. The origins of SCoV have been mysterious and controversial, until the recent discovery of SARS-like CoV (SLCoV) in bats and the proposal of bats as the natural reservior of the Coronaviridae family. In this article, we focused on discussing how phylogenetics contributed to our understanding towards the emergence and transmission of SCoV. We first reviewed the epidemiology of SCoV from a phylogenetic perspective and discussed the controversies over its phylogenetic origins. Then, we summarized the phylogenetic findings in relation to its zoonotic origins and the proposed inter-species viral transmission events. Finally, we also discussed how the discoveries of SCoV and SLCoV expanded our knowledge on the evolution of the Coronaviridae family as well as its implications on the possible future re-emergence of SCoV.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

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Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 9(2009), 6 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 1185-96

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yip, Chi Wai [VerfasserIn]
Hon, Chung Chau [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Mang [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Tommy Tsan-Yuk [VerfasserIn]
Chow, Ken Yan-Ching [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Fanya [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Frederick Chi-Ching [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 23.02.2010

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.meegid.2009.09.015

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NLM191786772