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A Dreadful Loop: Can Reverse Zoonosis of COVID-19 Seed Unrestrained Spread and Mutations in Wild Species and Transmission of Novel Strains to Humans?
2020-11-04
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The disucssion deals with a hypothetical but an emerging scenario: reverse zoonosis and consequences. The infection of SARS-CoV-2 is effectuated by interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor proteins. An immense diversity of mammals can be infected by SARS-CoV-2 via their ACE2 proteins, which has been proven on some 30 species. In a pandemic with...
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- d9de12e8-958d-5247-aa72-98f827c15771
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- 10.2139/ssrn.3721791
