SARS‐CoV‐2, Covid‐19, and the debunking of conspiracy theories

Receptor recognition by novel coronavirus from Wuhan: An analysis based on decade-long structural studies of SARS

(2020) Yushun Wan et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding

(2020) Roujian Lu et al.   LANCET

Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China

(2020) Chaolin Huang et al.   LANCET

Can we contain the COVID-19 outbreak with the same measures as for SARS?

(2020) Annelies Wilder-Smith et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin

(2020) Peng Zhou et al.   NATURE

A Novel Coronavirus Emerging in China — Key Questions for Impact Assessment

(2020) Vincent J. Munster et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019

(2020) Na Zhu et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation

(2020) Daniel Wrapp et al.   SCIENCE

Return of the Coronavirus: 2019-nCoV

(2020) Lisa E. Gralinski et al.   Viruses-Basel

HIV-1 did not contribute to the 2019-nCoV genome

(2020) Chuan Xiao et al.   Emerging Microbes & Infections

No credible evidence supporting claims of the laboratory engineering of SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Shan-Lu Liu et al.   Emerging Microbes & Infections

Toning down the 2019-nCoV media hype—and restoring hope

(2020) Giuseppe Ippolito et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

The species Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus: classifying 2019-nCoV and naming it SARS-CoV-2

(2020)   Nature Microbiology

Coronavirus: the spread of misinformation

(2020) Areeb Mian et al.   BMC Medicine

Structural and Functional Basis of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Using Human ACE2

(2020) Qihui Wang et al.   CELL

SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor

(2020) Markus Hoffmann et al.   CELL

A Novel Bat Coronavirus Closely Related to SARS-CoV-2 Contains Natural Insertions at the S1/S2 Cleavage Site of the Spike Protein

(2020) Hong Zhou et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Probable Pangolin Origin of SARS-CoV-2 Associated with the COVID-19 Outbreak

(2020) Tao Zhang et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Protein Structure and Sequence Reanalysis of 2019-nCoV Genome Refutes Snakes as Its Intermediate Host and the Unique Similarity between Its Spike Protein Insertions and HIV-1

(2020) Chengxin Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Don’t rush to deploy COVID-19 vaccines and drugs without sufficient safety guarantees

(2020) Shibo Jiang   NATURE

Rapid reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 using a synthetic genomics platform

(2020) Tran Thi Nhu Thao et al.   NATURE

The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories

(2020) Philip Ball et al.   NATURE

Identifying SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses in Malayan pangolins

(2020) Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam et al.   NATURE

Structural basis of receptor recognition by SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Jian Shang et al.   NATURE

In the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak, we must also struggle with human bias

(2020) Joana Gonçalves-Sá   NATURE MEDICINE

The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Kristian G. Andersen et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Enhanced isolation of SARS-CoV-2 by TMPRSS2-expressing cells

(2020) Shutoku Matsuyama et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 through recombination and strong purifying selection

(2020) Xiaojun Li et al.   Science Advances

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

(2020) Qiong Wang et al.   VIROLOGICA SINICA

The Origin of COVID-19 and Why It Matters

(2020) David M. Morens et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Even covid-19 can’t kill the anti-vaccination movement

(2020) Katrina Megget   BMJ-British Medical Journal

YouTube as a source of information on COVID-19: a pandemic of misinformation?

(2020) Heidi Oi-Yee Li et al.   BMJ Global Health

Rescue of SARS-CoV-2 from a Single Bacterial Artificial Chromosome

(2020) Chengjin Ye et al.   mBio

Origin and cross-species transmission of bat coronaviruses in China

(2020) Alice Latinne et al.   Nature Communications

Exosomes: biogenesis, biologic function and clinical potential

(2019) Yuan Zhang et al.   Cell and Bioscience

Bat Coronaviruses in China

(2019) Yi Fan et al.   Viruses-Basel

It’s not all about autism: The emerging landscape of anti-vaccination sentiment on Facebook

(2019) Beth L. Hoffman et al.   VACCINE

Towards a More Inclusive and Dynamic Understanding of Medical Mistrust Informed by Science

(2019) Jessica Jaiswal et al.   BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE

CEPI: Driving Progress Towards Epidemic Preparedness And Response

(2019) Dimitrios Gouglas et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGIC REVIEWS

Vaccine-related advertising in the Facebook Ad Archive

(2019) Amelia M. Jamison et al.   VACCINE

Trypsin Treatment Unlocks Barrier for Zoonotic Bat Coronavirus Infection

(2019) Vineet D. Menachery et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Polarization of the vaccination debate on Facebook

(2018) Ana Lucía Schmidt et al.   VACCINE

Viral metagenomics, protein structure, and reverse genetics: Key strategies for investigating coronaviruses

(2018) Bryan A. Johnson et al.   VIROLOGY

Longitudinal Surveillance of Betacoronaviruses in Fruit Bats in Yunnan Province, China During 2009–2016

(2018) Yun Luo et al.   VIROLOGICA SINICA

Are internet videos useful sources of information during global public health emergencies? A case study of YouTube videos during the 2015–16 Zika virus pandemic

(2018) Kaustubh Bora et al.   Pathogens and Global Health

Origin and evolution of pathogenic coronaviruses

(2018) Jie Cui et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Extensive diversity of coronaviruses in bats from China

(2017) Xian-Dan Lin et al.   VIROLOGY

Discovery of a rich gene pool of bat SARS-related coronaviruses provides new insights into the origin of SARS coronavirus

(2017) Ben Hu et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Understanding Vaccine Refusal

(2016) Mark Dredze et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

SARS and MERS: recent insights into emerging coronaviruses

(2016) Emmie de Wit et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

SARS-like WIV1-CoV poised for human emergence

(2016) Vineet D. Menachery et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Zika vaccine misconceptions: A social media analysis

(2016) Mark Dredze et al.   VACCINE

Characterization of a Pathogenic Full-Length cDNA Clone and Transmission Model for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Strain PC22A

(2016) Anne Beall et al.   mBio

Detection and characterization of diverse alpha- and betacoronaviruses from bats in China

(2016) Lin Xu et al.   VIROLOGICA SINICA

Coexistence of multiple coronaviruses in several bat colonies in an abandoned mineshaft

(2016) Xing-Yi Ge et al.   VIROLOGICA SINICA

A SARS-like cluster of circulating bat coronaviruses shows potential for human emergence

(2015) Vineet D Menachery et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Exosomes in diagnostic and therapeutic applications: biomarker, vaccine and RNA interference delivery vehicle

(2014) Cecilia Lässer   EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY

Panic, Paranoia, and Public Health — The AIDS Epidemic's Lessons for Ebola

(2014) Gregg Gonsalves et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

The Effects of Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Theories on Vaccination Intentions

(2014) Daniel Jolley et al.   PLoS One

Coronavirus reverse genetic systems: Infectious clones and replicons

(2014) Fernando Almazán et al.   VIRUS RESEARCH

Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Experiments with Pathogens of Pandemic Potential, Such as Influenza Virus: a Call for a Science-Based Discussion

(2014) A. Casadevall et al.   mBio

Exosome-mediated transmission of hepatitis C virus between human hepatoma Huh7.5 cells

(2013) V. Ramakrishnaiah et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reverse genetics with a full-length infectious cDNA of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

(2013) T. Scobey et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Investigation of the First Laboratory-Acquired Human Cowpox Virus Infection in the United States

(2012) Andrea M. McCollum et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Experimental adaptation of an influenza H5 HA confers respiratory droplet transmission to a reassortant H5 HA/H1N1 virus in ferrets

(2012) Masaki Imai et al.   NATURE

Airborne Transmission of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Between Ferrets

(2012) S. Herfst et al.   SCIENCE

Ready, Set, Fuse! The Coronavirus Spike Protein and Acquisition of Fusion Competence

(2012) Taylor Heald-Sargent et al.   Viruses-Basel

Intercellular nanovesicle-mediated microRNA transfer: A mechanism of environmental modulation of hepatocellular cancer cell growth

(2011) Takayuki Kogure et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Increase in viral yield in eggs and MDCK cells of reassortant H5N1 vaccine candidate viruses caused by insertion of 38 amino acids into the NA stalk

(2011) Wenjun Zhang et al.   VACCINE

Anti-vaccine activists, Web 2.0, and the postmodern paradigm – An overview of tactics and tropes used online by the anti-vaccination movement

(2011) Anna Kata   VACCINE

Novel insights into proteolytic cleavage of influenza virus hemagglutinin

(2010) Stephanie Bertram et al.   REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY

SARS vaccines: where are we?

(2009) Rachel L Roper et al.   Expert Review of Vaccines

A postmodern Pandora's box: Anti-vaccination misinformation on the Internet

(2009) Anna Kata   VACCINE