Enzootic patterns of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in imported African and local Arabian dromedary camels: a prospective genomic study

Enzootic patterns of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in imported African and local Arabian dromedary camels: a prospective genomic study

Summary: Background: The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lethal zoonotic pathogen endemic to the Arabian Peninsula. Dromedary camels are a likely source of infection and the virus probably originated in Africa. We studied the genetic diversity, geographical structure, i...

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Main Authors: Sherif A El-Kafrawy, PhD, Victor M Corman, MD, Ahmed M Tolah, PhD, Saad B Al Masaudi, PhD, Ahmed M Hassan, PhD, Marcel A Müller, PhD, Tobias Bleicker, Steve M Harakeh, PhD, Abdulrahman A Alzahrani, PhD, Ghaleb A Alsaaidi, PhD, Abdulaziz N Alagili, PhD, Anwar M Hashem, PhD, Alimuddin Zumla, ProfFRCP, Christian Drosten, ProfMD, Esam I Azhar, ProfFRCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619302438

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