Background The ongoing outbreak of the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
poses a challenge for public health laboratories as virus isolates are unavailable while there …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A viruses of subtypes H5 and H7 are the causative
agents of fowl plague in poultry. Influenza A viruses of subtype H5N1 also caused severe …

Background An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus subtype H7N7 started
at the end of February, 2003, in commercial poultry farms in the Netherlands. Although the …

Understanding how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged
in 2019 is critical to preventing future zoonotic outbreaks before they become the next …

SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as the causative agent of a global outbreak of respiratory
tract disease (COVID-19). In some patients, the infection results in moderate to severe acute …

Noroviruses (NoVs) are a leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide and are recognized as
the foremost cause of foodborne illness. Despite numerous efforts, routine cell cultures have …

Objectives The potential benefit of convalescent plasma (CP) therapy for coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) is highest when administered early after symptom onset. Our objective …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), an influenza-like disease that is primarily thought to infect the lungs …

Animal experiments have shown that nonhuman primates, cats, ferrets, hamsters, rabbits,
and bats can be infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). …

The objective of this Personal View is to compare transmissibility, hospitalisation, and mortality
rates for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with those of …