Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases
Manuscript ID	55436
Country	Canada

Received	2020-03-17 22:32
Peer-Review Started	2020-03-17 22:33
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Return for Revision	2020-04-03 16:44
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ISSN	2220-3176 (online)
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Category	Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	COVID-19 compared to other epidemic coronavirus diseases and the flu
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	James A Ayukekbong, Michel L Ntemgwa, Solange A Ayukekbong, Eta A Ashu and Terence A Agbor
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	James A Ayukekbong, PhD, Doctor, Senior Scientist, Infection Prevention and Control Unit, St Joseph’s Hospital, 989 Kolby Avenue, Elliot Lake ON P5A 2R3, Canada. ayukebaiju@gmail.com
Key Words	Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Middle East respiratory syndrome; COVID-19; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus; SARS-CoV2; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Core Tip	In this review, we look at differences and similarities between Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and we discuss the challenges in the determination of case fatality rates in pandemics like the current and propose the need for standardization of predictive epidemic severity models that considers critical factors that can influence the severity of outbreaks.
Publish Date	2020-05-13 01:27
Citation	Ayukekbong JA, Ntemgwa ML, Ayukekbong S, Ashu EE, Agbor TA. COVID-19 compared to other epidemic coronavirus diseases and the flu. World J Clin Infect Dis 2020; 10(1): 1-13
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3176/full/v10/i1/1.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5495/wjcid.v10.i1.1

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