A Novel Coronavirus Emerging in China — Key Questions for Impact Assessment

Abstract

A Novel Coronavirus Emerging in China A novel coronavirus, designated as 2019-nCoV, emerged in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. Although many details of the emergence of this virus remain unknown,...

Keywords

CoronavirusChinaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakKey (lock)VirologyPandemicGeographyComputer scienceMedicineComputer securityOutbreak

MeSH Terms

BetacoronavirusCOVID-19ChinaCommunicable Disease ControlCoronavirus InfectionsDisease NotificationDisease OutbreaksHumansMortalityPneumoniaViralPopulation SurveillanceSARS-CoV-2

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 382
Issue: 8
Pages: 692-694
Citations: 1494
Access: Closed

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                                    Vincent J. Munster, 
                                
                                    Marion Koopmans, 
                                
                                    Neeltje van Doremalen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            A Novel Coronavirus Emerging in China — Key Questions for Impact Assessment. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 382
                            (8)
                            , 692-694.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp2000929
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2000929
PMID: 31978293

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