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Open Access Overview of Coronaviruses in Veterinary Medicine

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Author: Compton, Susan R

Source: Comparative Medicine, Volume 71, Number 5, October 2021, pp. 333-341(9)

Publisher: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30802/AALAS-CM-21-000007

Coronaviruses infect humans and a wide range of animals, causing predominantly respiratory and intestinal infections. This review provides background on the taxonomy of coronaviruses, the functions of viral proteins, and the life cycle of coronaviruses. In addition, the review focuses on coronaviral diseases in several agriculturally important, companion, and laboratory animal species (cats, cattle, chickens, dogs, mice, rats and swine) and briefly reviews human coronaviruses and their origins.

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Publication date: 01 October 2021

This article was made available online on 19 August 2021 as a Fast Track article with title: "Overview of Coronaviruses in Veterinary Medicine".

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  • Comparative Medicine (CM), an international journal of comparative and experimental medicine, is the leading English-language publication in the field and is ranked by the Science Citation Index in the upper third of all scientific journals. The mission of CM is to disseminate high-quality, peer-reviewed information that expands biomedical knowledge and promotes human and animal health through the study of laboratory animal disease, animal models of disease, and basic biologic mechanisms related to disease in people and animals.

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