The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health — The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China

• David S. Hui,
• Esam I Azhar,
• Tariq A. Madani,
• Francine Ntoumi,
• Richard Kock,
• Osman Dar,
• Giuseppe Ippolito,
• Timothy D. Mchugh,
• Ziad A. Memish,
• Christian Drosten,
• Alimuddin Zumla,
• Eskild Petersen

Affiliations

David S. Hui

Corresponding author.; Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

Esam I Azhar

Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center and, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Tariq A. Madani

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Francine Ntoumi

Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

Richard Kock

The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK

Osman Dar

Chatham House Centre on Global Health Security, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK

Giuseppe Ippolito

Lazzaro Spallanzani, National Institute for Infectious Diseases - IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Timothy D. Mchugh

Center for Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, United Kingdom

Ziad A. Memish

Research CentreKing Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Christian Drosten

Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research, associated partner Charité, Berlin, Germany

Alimuddin Zumla

Center for Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Eskild Petersen

Directorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman; Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Science, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark