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Travellers give wings to novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

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A novel coronavirus, probably of bat origin, has caused an outbreak of severe respiratory infection in humans in Wuhan, China and has been dispersed globally by travelers.
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A novel coronavirus, probably of bat origin, has caused an outbreak of severe respiratory infection in humans in Wuhan, China and has been dispersed globally by travelers. The WHO has declared the spread of the infection a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

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Isolation, quarantine, social distancing and community containment: pivotal role for old-style public health measures in the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak.

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The pandemic of social media panic travels faster than the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Going global - Travel and the 2019 novel coronavirus.

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Virus-Host Interactome and Proteomic Survey Reveal Potential Virulence Factors Influencing SARS-CoV-2 Pathogenesis.

TL;DR: This study presents a systematic examination of SARS-CoV-2-induced perturbation of host targets and cellular networks and reveals insights into the mechanisms by which Sars-Cov-2 triggers cytokine storms, representing a powerful resource in the pursuit for therapeutic intervention.
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A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019.

TL;DR: Human airway epithelial cells were used to isolate a novel coronavirus, named 2019-nCoV, which formed a clade within the subgenus sarbecovirus, Orthocoronavirinae subfamily, which is the seventh member of the family of coronaviruses that infect humans.
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Coronavirus Infections-More Than Just the Common Cold.

TL;DR: Yet another pathogenic HCoV, 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), was recognized in Wuhan, China, and has caused serious illness and death, and the ultimate scope and effect of this outbreak is unclear at present.
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