Review article
https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.42.1.2
Human coronaviruses in the 'One Health' context
Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek
orcid.org/0000-0002-1877-5547
; Department of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Thomas Ferenc
; Department of Radiology, Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Vladimir Stevanović
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mateja Vujica
; Institute of Emergency Medicine of Krapina-Zagorje County, Krapina, Croatia
Maja Bogdanić
; Department of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Safdar Ali
; Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Irena Tabain
; Department of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Ljubo Barbić
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Seven human coronaviruses have been identified so far: four seasonal coronaviruses (HCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43, HCoV-NL63, HCoV-HKU1) and three novel coronaviruses (SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2). While seasonal coronaviruses cause only mild symptoms, novel coronaviruses cause severe and potentially fatal infections. All known coronaviruses originated in animals. Bats are considered as an origin for the majority of coronaviruses capable of infecting humans; however, rodents are proposed as natural hosts for HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-HKU1. Different animal species could serve as intermediate hosts including alpacas (HCoV-229E), livestock (HCoV-OC43), civet cats (SARS-CoV), camels (MERS-CoV), and pangolins (SARS-CoV-2). In Croatia, SARS-CoV-2 was detected in humans, pet animals, wildlife, and the environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the role of the ‘One Health’ approach in the surveillance of zoonotic diseases.
Keywords
seasonal coronaviruses; SARS-CoV; MERS-CoV; SARS-CoV-2; One Health
Hrčak ID:
300817
URI
Publication date:
25.4.2023.
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