Blocking transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in llamas by vaccination with a recombinant spike protein

Blocking transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in llamas by vaccination with a recombinant spike protein

ABSTRACTThe ongoing Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreaks pose a worldwide public health threat. Blocking MERS-CoV zoonotic transmission from dromedary camels, the animal reservoir, could potentially reduce the number of primary human cases. Here we report MERS-CoV transm...

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Main Authors: Jordi Rodon, Nisreen M. A. Okba, Nigeer Te, Brenda van Dieren, Berend-Jan Bosch, Albert Bensaid, Joaquim Segalés, Bart L. Haagmans, Júlia Vergara-Alert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Animal model
llama
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MERS-CoV
S1-protein-based vaccine
virus transmission
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1685912

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