Public health officials are closely montioring a novel virus, which first emerged in China. The new coronavirus has impacted many, including American citizens.
What’s next?
A medical proffessional alludes to a potential impact to animal agriculture.
Dr. Gregy Gray, infectious disease specialist at Duke University School in Singapore, sheds light on a novel (new) virus, called Coronavirus.
?Coronaviruses are common viruses causing different manifestations in different hosts. In humans, they often cause respiratory diseases. There are many other coronaviruses seen in animals. This coronavirus has likely moved from animals to infect man and developed a high capacity to move from human-to-human, sometimes causing severe disease,? Dr. Gray said.
Public health officials traced the Coronavirus outbreak to wild animals sold at a wet market in Wuhan.
?Origins of the virus are being studied. It seems likely, based on the RNA in the virus, that it may have an animal origin. Those investigations are ongoing. Somehow this virus changed and emerged, if you will, in a large city with connections to many other places both inside and outside of China,” Dr. Gray said.
Evidence suggests “high transmissibility between people,” according to Dr. Gray, who fears the virus could spread to animals.
?Who?s to say this could not get into big agriculture, and amplify in these animals. We have no evidence for that,? Dr. Gray said. ?Veterinarians are concerned whenever a novel virus emerges in some part of the world that could impact them. They?re training to maintain good biosecurity to protect their herds and flocks.?
