Open AccessThe Role of Wild and Domesticated Animals in the Origin and Transmission of the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Author(s) -
Samira Rustamova,
Mirza Ali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ nauki i praktiki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2414-2948
DOI - 10.33619/2414-2948/70/15
Subject(s) - domestication , coronavirus , covid-19 , transmission (telecommunications) , pandemic , domestic animal , outbreak , phylogenetic tree , biology , geography , cats , virology , zoology , ecology , medicine , genetics , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , gene , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
The review highlights animal coronaviruses, their pathogenicity, and the possible role of domestic and agricultural animals in the further spread of the COVID-19. Joint researches have been established amongst international team of scientists regarding a close phylogenetic relationship of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 with the coronaviruses of bats and carnivores, especially with the representatives of Felidae family (domestic cats). However, the case of Middle Eastern SARS transmitted by camels is required a special attention to biological safety measures in farms.