Erratum: Are pangolins the intermediate host of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARSCoV-2)? (PLoS Pathogens (2020) 16:5 (e1008421) DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008421)

Abstract

After this article [1] was published, concerns were raised about the availability of the underlying data and the relationship of this work to similar studies reported in Viruses and Nature [2, 3]. The concerns and the study reported in [1] were assessed by the journal with input from three members of PLOS Pathogens’ Editorial Board and an external reviewer. The consulted editors and reviewer advised that the article’s conclusions are valid and are supported by the results, although aspects of the study were not adequately reported in the original publication. These issues, and an update to the Data Availability statement, are addressed in this notice.