Research

12 Feb 2020
2019nCoV: Malik Peiris and Leo Poon To Publish On Molecular Diagnosis
Malik Peiris, co-director at HKU-Pasteur and Leo Poon, Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences (HKU), published on a molecular diagnosis of 2019nCoV with colleagues from the School of Public Health (HKU), the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, the Beijing Research Center for Preventive Medicine and the School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
>>> Molecular Diagnosis of a Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Causing an Outbreak of Pneumonia
Chu DKW, Pan Y, Cheng SMS, Hui KPY, Krishnan P, Liu Y, Ng DYM, Wan CKC, Yang P, Wang Q, Peiris M, Poon LLM.
PMID: 32031583 DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa029
BACKGROUND: A novel coronavirus of zoonotic origin (2019-nCoV) has recently been identified in patients with acute respiratory disease. This virus is genetically similar to SARS coronavirus and bat SARS-like coronaviruses. The outbreak was initially detected in Wuhan, a major city of China, but has subsequently been detected in other provinces of China. Travel-associated cases have also been reported in a few other countries. Outbreaks in health care workers indicate human-to-human transmission. Molecular tests for rapid detection of this virus are urgently needed for early identification of infected patients.