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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Virology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Coronaviruses (CoVs) are prevalent in animal populations, particularly bats.
  • Recent decades have seen significant human outbreaks: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in 2012, and SARS-2 (COVID-19) in 2019.
  • A notable swine epidemic, Swine Acute Diarrhea Syndrome (SADS), occurred in China in 2017.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To underscore the zoonotic potential of bat CoVs.
  • To emphasize the ongoing threat of novel human coronavirus epidemics.
  • To highlight the critical need for developing new countermeasures against CoVs.

Main Methods:

  • Review of historical CoV outbreaks.
  • Analysis of bat CoV reservoirs.
  • Identification of human-CoV transmission pathways via ACE2 receptor.

Main Results:

  • Bats serve as a significant reservoir for CoVs with the potential to infect humans.
  • The ACE2 receptor is a key factor in bat-to-human CoV transmission.
  • Future human epidemics caused by novel CoVs are anticipated.

Conclusions:

  • Developing effective antivirals and vaccines against CoVs is crucial.
  • Enhancing global infectious disease surveillance and control strategies for CoVs is imperative.
  • Proactive measures are necessary to mitigate the impact of future coronavirus outbreaks.