Eric d’Ortenzio is an epidemiologist at Inserm and coordinator of the Reacting network, a multidisciplinary consortium responsible for coordinating research in the face of health crises. For him, the coronavirus epidemic will last. Should France fear an Italian scenario facing the coronavirus? It is clear that we are heading towards a national epidemic and that … Read more
like animal The World Health Organization (WHO) reminded him as early as January 12: “The data seem to clearly indicate that the outbreak is associated with exposures at a fish market in Wuhan” (see: Hubei). The hypothesis of a zoonosis, a disease transmitted by animals, is therefore preferred. February 7, the scientific journal Nature asks: … Read more
Research teams around the world are working to better understand the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), identify an effective treatment and develop a vaccine. Professor Arnaud Fontanet, who heads the research and expertise unit in epidemiology of emerging diseases at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, analyzes the characteristics of the virus and reviews the evolution of knowledge of … Read more