Epidemiological characteristics of human-infective RNA viruses.
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SUBMITTER: Woolhouse MEJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5819479 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
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Epidemiological characteristics of human-infective RNA viruses.
Woolhouse Mark E J MEJ Brierley Liam L
Scientific data 20180220
RNA viruses are a major threat to human health. Here, based on extensive literature searches carried out over a period of 18 years, we provide a catalogue of all 214 known human-infective RNA virus species. We link these viruses to metadata for a number of traits that influence their epidemiology, including the date of the first report of human infection, transmissibility in human populations, transmission route(s) and host range. This database can be used in comparative studies of human-infecti ...[more]
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