Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Information for Laboratories about Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Using Antibody Tests

Interim guidelines for SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing in clinical and public health settings. Learn More

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Publications

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 from patient with 2019 novel coronavirus disease, United States
Harcourt J, Tamin A, Lu X , et al. Emerg Infect Dis. June 2020. doi:10.3201/eid2606.200516.
An orally bioavailable broad-spectrum antiviral inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in human airway epithelial cell cultures and multiple coronaviruses in miceexternal icon
Sheahan T, Sims A, Zhou S, et al. Sci Transl Med. 2020 Apr 29;12(541). pii: eabb5883. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abb5883. Epub 2020 Apr 6. PMID:  32253226

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Testing Data in the US

SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing for Public Health Emergency Response, Epidemiology and Surveillance

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Page last reviewed: May 23, 2020

Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases

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