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. 2005 Nov;24(11 Suppl):S223-7, discussion S226.
doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000188166.17324.60.

History and recent advances in coronavirus discovery

Jeffrey S Kahn  1 , Kenneth McIntosh
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History and recent advances in coronavirus discovery

Jeffrey S Kahn et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

Human coronaviruses, first characterized in the 1960s, are responsible for a substantial proportion of upper respiratory tract infections in children. Since 2003, at least 5 new human coronaviruses have been identified, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, which caused significant morbidity and mortality. NL63, representing a group of newly identified group I coronaviruses that includes NL and the New Haven coronavirus, has been identified worldwide. These viruses are associated with both upper and lower respiratory tract disease and are likely common human pathogens. The global distribution of a newly identified group II coronavirus, HKU1, has not yet been established. Coronavirology has advanced significantly in the past few years. The SARS epidemic put the animal coronaviruses in the spotlight. The background and history relative to this important and expanding research area are reviewed here.

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    Lambert S, Mackay IM, Sloots TP, Nissen MD. Lambert S, et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Jul;25(7):662. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000225784.06712.8e. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006. PMID: 16804448 No abstract available.

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