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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1390-8596</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[LA GRANJA. Revista de Ciencias de la Vida ]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[La Granja]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1390-8596</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Politécnica Salesiana]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1390-85962020000200127</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17163/lgr.n32.2020.10</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[CORONAVIRUS EN ECUADOR: UNA OPINIÓN DESDE LA ACADEMIA]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[CORONAVIRUS IN ECUADOR: AN OPINION FROM THE ACADEMIA]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guerrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad UTE  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>32</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>127</fpage>
<lpage>133</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1390-85962020000200127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1390-85962020000200127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1390-85962020000200127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Esta es la tercera vez que un coronavirus zoonótico ha podido infectar diversas poblaciones humanas. Este nuevo virus, clasificado como SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), es el agente causal del brote epidémico denominado COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). La investigación internacional realizada en torno a este nuevo brote fue tan eficaz que en poco tiempo ya se conocía el genoma del virus, su biología y sus principales aspectos epidemiológicos. En Ecuador se han reportado hasta la fecha 15 casos positivos de SARS-CoV-2. Esta situación generó una gran preocupación por parte de la sociedad y la Academia ecuatoriana. Así, en este artículo de opinión detallaré las principales investigaciones realizadas sobre el SARS-CoV-2 a nivel internacional, discutiré sobre la importancia de la Academia en la toma de decisiones sanitarias y pondré en perspectiva el papel de la investigación fundamental para la contención de un posible brote en Ecuador.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This is the third time that a zoonotic coronavirus has been able to infect various human populations. This new virus, classified as SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), is the causative agent of the new epidemic outbreak called COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). The international research carried out around this new outbreak was so effective that shortly thereafter the genome of the virus, its biology and its main epidemiological aspects were determined. To date, 15 positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been reported in Ecuador. This situation has raised great concern among Ecuadorian academics and society. Thus, in this opinion article I will detail the main research carried out internationally on the SARS-CoV-2, I will discuss the importance of the Academia in healthcare decision-making and I will put in perspective the role of fundamental research to contain a possible outbreak in Ecuador.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ecuador]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coronavirus]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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