Nature · 2020

A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China

Wu F, Zhao S, Yu B, Chen YM, Wang W, Song ZG, Hu Y, Tao ZW, Tian JH, Pei YY, Yuan ML, Zhang YL, Dai FH, Liu Y, Wang QM, Zheng JJ, Xu L, Holmes EC, Zhang YZ.

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  • Wu FShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Zhao SDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Yu BWuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, China.
  • Chen YMShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Wang WDepartment of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
  • Song ZGShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Hu YDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Tao ZWDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Tian JHWuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, China.
  • Pei YYShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Yuan MLDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Zhang YLShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Dai FHShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Liu YShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Wang QMShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Zheng JJShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Xu LShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Holmes ECShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Zhang YZShanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. zhangyongzhen@shphc.org.cn.
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Jonas Sato

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Interesting idea, small sample.

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Noor Silva

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Great figures and clear story.

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Ken Nguyen

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Solid methods, convincing results.

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Hugo Cohen

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Solid methods, convincing results.

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Ines Cohen

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Important contribution to the field.

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Noor Rossi

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Important contribution to the field.

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Sam Kim

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Nice but incremental.

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Maya Mueller

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Interesting idea, small sample.

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Hugo Lee

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Replication is unclear to me.

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Maya Khan

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Replication is unclear to me.

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Eva Nguyen

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Great figures and clear story.

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Eva Park

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Replication is unclear to me.

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Tom Smith

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Interesting idea, small sample.