Table 2.
Comparison of five zoonotic viruses
| Virus name | Identification year | Number of countries/territories | Outbreak region/country | Possible primary/intermediate hosts | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebola | 1976 | 9 | Nzara/Sudan | Fruit Bats/- | 33,577 | 13,562 |
| Nipah | 1998 | 2 | Sungai Nipah/Malaysia | Bats/pigs | 513 | 398 |
| SARS-CoV | 2002 | 29 | Guangdong/China | Bats/civet cat | 8096 | 774 |
| MERS-CoV | 2012 | 28 | Arabian Peninsula/Saudi Arabia | Bats/dromedary camels | 2494 | 858 |
| SARS-CoV-2* | 2019 | 213 | Wuhan/China | Bats/pig, civets, pangolins,chicken, seafood | 5,502,610 | 346,761 |