International Journal of Infectious Diseases· 2020Q1
The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health — The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China
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A novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in Wuhan, China, linked to a live animal market, has prompted heightened global health surveillance and concern.
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Key points
- A novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak occurred in Wuhan, China, starting December 2019.
- The outbreak is linked to a seafood wholesale market where live animals were sold.
- Chinese Health Authorities notified the WHO on December 31, 2019.
- The notification led to increased border surveillance in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
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Abstract
The city of Wuhan in China is the focus of global attention due to an outbreak of a febrile respiratory illness due to a coronavirus 2019-nCoV. In December 2019, there was an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, Hubei province in China, with an epidemiological link to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market where there was also sale of live animals. Notification of the WHO on 31 Dec 2019 by the Chinese Health Authorities has prompted health authorities in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan to step up border surveillance, and generated concern and fears that it could mark the emergence of a novel and serious threat to public health (WHO, 2020a; Parr, 2020).
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