Detection of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Genome in an Air Sample Originating from a Camel Barn Owned by an Infected Patient

Detection of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Genome in an Air Sample Originating from a Camel Barn Owned by an Infected Patient

ABSTRACT Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a novel betacoronavirus that has been circulating in the Arabian Peninsula since 2012 and causing severe respiratory infections in humans. While bats were suggested to be involved in human MERS-CoV infections, a direct link between...

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Main Authors: Esam I. Azhar, Anwar M. Hashem, Sherif A. El-Kafrawy, Sayed Sartaj Sohrab, Asad S. Aburizaiza, Suha A. Farraj, Ahmed M. Hassan, Muneera S. Al-Saeed, Ghazi A. Jamjoom, Tariq A. Madani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014-08-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01450-14

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