Abstract:In December 2019, several cases of pneumonia caused by a novel
Coronavirus, later identified as SARS-CoV-2, were detected in the
Chinese city of Wuhan. Due to its rapid, worldwide spread, on 11 March
2020 the World Health Organization declared a pandemic state. Since this
new virus is genetically similar to the coronaviruses of bats, it was
thought to have a zoonotic origin. Within a year of the appearance of
SARS-CoV-2, several cases of infection were also reported in animals,
suggesting animal-to-human and a… Show more
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