Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes transient lower respiratory tract infection in rhesus macaques

de Wit, Emmie; L. Rasmussen, Angela; Falzarano, Darryl; Bushmaker, Trenton; Feldmann, Friederike; Brining, Douglas; R. Fischer, Elizabeth; Martellaro, Cynthia; Okumura, Atsushi; Chang, Jean; Scott, Dana; Benecke, Arndt; G. Katze, Michael; Feldmann, Heinz; J. Munster, Vincent

doi:10.1073/pnas.1310744110

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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes transient lower respiratory tract infection in rhesus macaques

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Sep 23, 2013

Authors:

Emmie de Wit

Angela L. Rasmussen

Darryl Falzarano

Abstract

In 2012, a novel betacoronavirus, designated Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus or MERS-CoV and associated with severe respiratory disease in humans, emerged in the Arabian Peninsula. To date, 108 human cases have been reported, including cases of human-to-human transmission. The availabil...

Subject

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Respiratory tract

Virology

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