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Vincent C.C. Cheng

Researcher at Queen Mary University of London

Publications -  298
Citations -  30612

Vincent C.C. Cheng is an academic researcher from Queen Mary University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Infection control. The author has an hindex of 60, co-authored 266 publications receiving 24290 citations. Previous affiliations of Vincent C.C. Cheng include Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong & University of Hong Kong.

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus as an Agent of Emerging and Reemerging Infection

TL;DR: The findings that horseshoe bats are the natural reservoir for SARS-CoV-like virus and that civets are the amplification host highlight the importance of wildlife and biosecurity in farms and wet markets, which can serve as the source and amplification centers for emerging infections.