NIH R01 · 2024
Human antibody-based countermeasures against the Wuhan Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Project Summary Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that was first isolated in Wuhan China in December, 2019. SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is now a pandemic and has caused more than 1.3 million confirmed cases and 72,000 deaths, with an estimated case fatality rate of 4%, with substantially higher death rates (~15%) in the elderly or immunocompromised. Virtually all countries and territories have reported cases, with major epidemics in China, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Iran, and the United States. SARS-CoV-2 is thought to be of zoonotic origin, most likely bats, and is about…
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