Extended Viral Shedding of MERS-CoV Clade B Virus in Llamas Compared with African Clade C Strain

  • Jordi Rodon
  • , Anna Z. Mykytyn
  • , Nigeer Te
  • , Nisreen M.A. Okba
  • , Mart M. Lamers
  • , Lola Pailler-García
  • , Guillermo Cantero
  • , Irina Albulescu
  • , Berend Jan Bosch
  • , Malik Peiris
  • , Albert Bensaid
  • , Júlia Vergara-Alert
  • , Bart L. Haagmans*
  • , Joaquim Segalés*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)585-589
Number of pages5
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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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© 2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.

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