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What we know and what we need to know about the origin of SARS-CoV-2

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    Identifier: imarina:9226632
    Authors:
    Domingo, Jose L.
    Abstract:
    Since the appearance of the first cases of COVID-19 in 2019, an unprecedented number of documents on that disease have been published in a short space of time. The current available information covers a large number of topics related with COVID-19 and/or the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) responsible of the disease. However, only a limited number of publications have been focused on a controversial issue: the origin of the SARS-CoV-2. In this paper, the scientific literature on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 has been reviewed. Documents published during 2020 and 2021 (January 1-July 19) in journals that are indexed in PubMed and/or Scopus has been considered. The revised studies were grouped according to these two potential origins: natural and unnatural. The analyses of the conclusions of the different documents here assessed show that even considering the zoonotic hypothesis as the most likely, with bats and pangolins being possibly in the origin of the coronavirus, today's date the intermediate source species of SARS-CoV-2 has not been confirmed yet. On the other hand, some researchers point to an unnatural origin of this coronavirus, but their conclusions are not strongly supported by a clear scientific evidence. Given the tremendous severity of the current pandemic, investigations to establish clearly and definitively the origin of SARS-CoV-2, are basic and essential in order to prevent potential future pandemics of similar nature.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Domingo, Jose L.;
    Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis
    Keywords: Zoonotic origin Unnatural origin Scopus Sars-cov-2 Sars coronavirus Pandemics Pandemic Information system Information management Humans Human Epidemic Covid-19 Coronavirus Chiroptera Bibliometrics Bat Animals Animal
    Abstract: Since the appearance of the first cases of COVID-19 in 2019, an unprecedented number of documents on that disease have been published in a short space of time. The current available information covers a large number of topics related with COVID-19 and/or the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) responsible of the disease. However, only a limited number of publications have been focused on a controversial issue: the origin of the SARS-CoV-2. In this paper, the scientific literature on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 has been reviewed. Documents published during 2020 and 2021 (January 1-July 19) in journals that are indexed in PubMed and/or Scopus has been considered. The revised studies were grouped according to these two potential origins: natural and unnatural. The analyses of the conclusions of the different documents here assessed show that even considering the zoonotic hypothesis as the most likely, with bats and pangolins being possibly in the origin of the coronavirus, today's date the intermediate source species of SARS-CoV-2 has not been confirmed yet. On the other hand, some researchers point to an unnatural origin of this coronavirus, but their conclusions are not strongly supported by a clear scientific evidence. Given the tremendous severity of the current pandemic, investigations to establish clearly and definitively the origin of SARS-CoV-2, are basic and essential in order to prevent potential future pandemics of similar nature.
    Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Geociências General medicine General environmental science Farmacia Environmental sciences Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental science (all) Ensino Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Direito Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Biodiversidade Biochemistry Astronomia / física
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-6647-9470
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Journal volume: 200
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935121010793?via%3Dihub
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Environmental Research. 200
    APA: Domingo, Jose L.; (2021). What we know and what we need to know about the origin of SARS-CoV-2. Environmental Research, 200(), -. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111785
    Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111785
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2021
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Biochemistry,Environmental Science (Miscellaneous),Environmental Sciences,Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
    Zoonotic origin
    Unnatural origin
    Scopus
    Sars-cov-2
    Sars coronavirus
    Pandemics
    Pandemic
    Information system
    Information management
    Humans
    Human
    Epidemic
    Covid-19
    Coronavirus
    Chiroptera
    Bibliometrics
    Bat
    Animals
    Animal
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Saúde coletiva
    Química
    Public, environmental & occupational health
    Public health, environmental and occupational health
    Psicología
    Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia
    Odontología
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Materiais
    Interdisciplinar
    Geociências
    General medicine
    General environmental science
    Farmacia
    Environmental sciences
    Environmental science (miscellaneous)
    Environmental science (all)
    Ensino
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias i
    Enfermagem
    Educação física
    Direito
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciência de alimentos
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Biochemistry
    Astronomia / física
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