Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics

Eskild Petersen; Marion Koopmans; Unyeong Go; Davidson H. Hamer; Nicola Petrosillo; Francesco Castelli; Merete Storgaard; Sulien Al Khalili; Lone Simonsen

doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30484-9

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PandemicVirologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBetacoronavirusSars virusBiologyMedicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Disease

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Year: 2020
Type: review
Volume: 20
Issue: 9
Pages: e238-e244
Citations: 1256
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                                    Eskild Petersen, 
                                
                                    Marion Koopmans, 
                                
                                    Unyeong Go
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics. 
                            The Lancet Infectious Diseases
                            , 20
                            (9)
                            , e238-e244.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30484-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30484-9