Abstract
Here we review the existing evidence of animal alphacoronaviruses (Alphacoronavirus 1 species) circulating in human patients with acute respiratory illness. Thus far, the viruses similar to canine, feline and porcine alphacoronaviruses (including the most recent CCoV-HuPn-2018 and HuCCoV_Z19) have been detected in humans in Haiti, Malaysia, Thailand, and USA. The available data suggest that these viruses emerged in different geographic locations independently and have circulated in humans for at least 20 years. Additional studies are needed to investigate their prevalence and disease impact.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 699-702 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Emerging Microbes and Infections |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2022 |
Keywords
- Canine coronaviruses
- East Malaysia
- Haiti
- USA
- acute respiratory illness
- novel human alphacoronavirus
- pneumonia
- zoonotic disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Drug Discovery
- Infectious Diseases
- Epidemiology
- Virology
- Parasitology
- Microbiology
- Immunology