TY - JOUR
T1 - Emerging viral respiratory tract infections-environmental risk factors and transmission
AU - Gautret, Philippe
AU - Gray, Gregory C.
AU - Charrel, Remi N.
AU - Odezulu, Nnanyelugo G.
AU - Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.
AU - Zumla, Alimuddin
AU - Memish, Ziad A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - The past decade has seen the emergence of several novel viruses that cause respiratory tract infections in human beings, including Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia, an H7N9 influenza A virus in eastern China, a swine-like influenza H3N2 variant virus in the USA, and a human adenovirus 14p1 also in the USA. MERS-CoV and H7N9 viruses are still a major worldwide public health concern. The pathogenesis and mode of transmission of MERS-CoV and H7N9 influenza A virus are poorly understood, making it more difficult to implement intervention and preventive measures. A united and coordinated global response is needed to tackle emerging viruses that can cause fatal respiratory tract infections and to fill major gaps in the understanding of the epidemiology and transmission dynamics of these viruses.
AB - The past decade has seen the emergence of several novel viruses that cause respiratory tract infections in human beings, including Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia, an H7N9 influenza A virus in eastern China, a swine-like influenza H3N2 variant virus in the USA, and a human adenovirus 14p1 also in the USA. MERS-CoV and H7N9 viruses are still a major worldwide public health concern. The pathogenesis and mode of transmission of MERS-CoV and H7N9 influenza A virus are poorly understood, making it more difficult to implement intervention and preventive measures. A united and coordinated global response is needed to tackle emerging viruses that can cause fatal respiratory tract infections and to fill major gaps in the understanding of the epidemiology and transmission dynamics of these viruses.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70831-X
DO - 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70831-X
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25189350
AN - SCOPUS:84908272781
SN - 1473-3099
VL - 14
SP - 1113
EP - 1122
JO - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
JF - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
IS - 11
ER -