MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity

K. W. Chu, Daniel; P. Y. Hui, Kenrie; A. P. M. Perera, Ranawaka; Miguel, Eve; Niemeyer, Daniela; Zhao, Jincun; Channappanavar, Rudragouda; Dudas, Gytis; O. Oladipo, Jamiu; Traoré, Amadou; Fassi-Fihri, Ouafaa; Ali, Abraham; Demissie, Getnet; Muth, Doreen; C. W. Chan, Michael; M. Nicholls, John; K. Meyerholz, David; A. Kuranga, Sulyman; Mamo, Gezahegne; Zhou, Ziqi; T. Y. So, Ray; Gomaa Hemida, Maged; J. Webby, Richard; Roger, François; Rambaut, Andrew; L. M. Poon, Leo; Perlman, Stanley; Drosten, Christian; Chevalier, Véronique; Peiris, Malik

doi:10.1073/pnas.1718769115

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MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Mar 5, 2018

Authors:

Daniel K. W. Chu

Kenrie P. Y. Hui

Ranawaka A. P. M. Perera

Abstract

Significance Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a zoonotic disease of global health concern, and dromedary camels are the source of human infection. Although Africa has the largest number of dromedary camels, and MERS-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is endemic in these camels, locally acquired zoonot...

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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Genetic diversity

Coronavirus

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