Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) clade B viruses are found in camelids and humans in the Middle East, but clade C viruses are not. We provide experimental evidence for extended shedding of MERS-CoV clade B viruses in llamas, which might explain why they outcompete clade C strains in the Arabian Peninsula.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 585-589 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was performed as part of the Zoonotic Anticipation and Preparedness Initiative (ZAPI project) (Innovative Medicines initiative [IMI] grant 115760), with assistance and financial support from IMI and the European Commission and contributions from EFPIA partners. J.R. was partially supported by the VetBioNet project (EU Grant Agreement INFRA-2016-1 Nº731014) and the crowdfunding initiative #Yomecorono, available online at https://www.yomecorono.com (accessed on June 16, 2022). IRTA is supported by CERCA Programme/ Generalitat de Catalunya.
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