SARS宿主的研究依然艰难

• 作 者: 梁国栋
• 机 构: 中国疾病预防控制中心病毒病预防控制所
• 出 处: 中华医学信息导报
• 发表日期: 2003年17期
• 关键词: 宿主动物 reservoir 动物学家 流行病学调查 基因序列分析 会议交流 研究工作 序列测定 动物王国 标本收集

虽然SARS的病因已经确定,并且疫情也 已得到控制,但是SARS的源头并未被发现, 穷竟哪种动物是SARS的宿主并不清楚。如果 不能确定SARS病毒的保存宿主(reservoir) 和敏感动物(susceptable),就无法对动物宿 主进行监控,无法预知SARS何时再次出现。 为此,国内国际病毒学家、动物学家和流行 病学家等都在积极开展SARS病毒宿主的研 究。文详见第9版《论坛·医生论坛》。

Although the etiology of SARS has been established and the epidemic has been brought under control, the source of SARS has not been found. It is unclear which animal is the host of SARS. Without confirmation of the reservoir and susceptable of the SARS virus, animal hosts can not be monitored and it is not possible to predict when SARS will reappear. To this end, domestic and international virologists, zoologists and epidemiologists are actively carrying out SARS virus host research. For more information, please refer to the ninth edition of “Forum Doctors Forum.”