id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-138656-8iyynbup Furuyama, Taima N. Temporal data series of COVID-19 epidemics in the USA, Asia and Europe suggests a selective sweep of SARS-CoV-2 Spike D614G variant 2020-06-20 .txt text/plain 3036 172 61 title: Temporal data series of COVID-19 epidemics in the USA, Asia and Europe suggests a selective sweep of SARS-CoV-2 Spike D614G variant From November 2002 to May 2004, SARS-CoV-1 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome caused by Coronavirus type 1) affected 26 countries worldwide, accounted 8,096 confirmed cases and 774 deaths (9.6% fatality ratio) (Drosten et al., 2003; Ksiazek et al., 2003; Lee et al., 2003; Peiris et al., 2003; Zhong et al., 2003 ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -Department of Health and Human Services, 2004; World Health Organization, 2004; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017) . MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome caused by Coronavirus) spread to 27 countries around the globe, totalizing 2,519 confirmed cases and 866 deaths (34.4% fatality ratio) continuously since April 2012 (Zaki et al., 2012; Hijawi et al., 2013; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019; World Health Organization, 2019 , 2020b . If there is a correlation between the D614G variant prevalence and higher SARS-CoV-2 transmission, then the epidemiological data might reveal a significant correlation between D614G prevalence and the growth rate coefficients of epidemic curves globally. ./cache/cord-138656-8iyynbup.txt ./txt/cord-138656-8iyynbup.txt