Cited by 23SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchZoonotic diseases and public healthViral Infections and Outbreaks Research

SARS-CoV-2's origin should be investigated worldwide for pandemic prevention

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Wu, Zhiqiang, Jin, Qi, Wu, Guizhen, Lu, Jian, Li, Mingkun, Guo, Deyin, Lan, Ke, Feng, Luzhao +7 more·2021·The Lancet

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Wu, Z., Jin, Q., Wu, G., Lu, J., Li, M., Guo, D., Lan, K., Feng, L., Qian, Z., Ren, L., Tan, W., Xu, W., Yang, W., Wang, J., & Wang, C.
Affiliations
  • Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
  • Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
  • Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
  • Wuhan University (CN)
Corresponding author
Wang, Jianwei
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-10
Volume
398
Issue
10308
Pages
1299-1303
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W3199065075
Cited by
23
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 18
FWCI
1.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 origin, zoonotic transmission, laboratory leak hypothesis, pandemic prevention
MeSH terms
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Animals, Animals, Wild, China, Containment of Biohazards, Disease Reservoirs, Frozen Foods, Humans, Italy, Laboratories, RNA, Viral, Global Health, Biohazard Release, Pandemics

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