[HTML][HTML] MERS coronaviruses in dromedary camels, Egypt
Emerging infectious diseases, 2014•ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We identified the near-full-genome sequence (29,908 nt,> 99%) of Middle East respiratory
syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a nasal swab specimen from a dromedary camel
in Egypt. We found that viruses genetically very similar to human MERS-CoV are infecting
dromedaries beyond the Arabian Peninsula, where human MERS-CoV infections have not
yet been detected.
syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a nasal swab specimen from a dromedary camel
in Egypt. We found that viruses genetically very similar to human MERS-CoV are infecting
dromedaries beyond the Arabian Peninsula, where human MERS-CoV infections have not
yet been detected.
Abstract
We identified the near-full-genome sequence (29,908 nt,> 99%) of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a nasal swab specimen from a dromedary camel in Egypt. We found that viruses genetically very similar to human MERS-CoV are infecting dromedaries beyond the Arabian Peninsula, where human MERS-CoV infections have not yet been detected.
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