Isolation of MERS Coronavirus from Dromedary Camel, Qatar, 2014

Stalinraj Victor, EABA Farag, Chantal Reusken, Mart Lamers, Suzan Pas, Jolanda Kreeft - Voermans, Saskia Smits, Ab Osterhaus, N Al-Mawlawi, HE Al-Romaihi, MM AlHajri, AM El-Sayed, KA Mohran, H Ghobashy, F Alhajri, M Al-Thani, SA Al-Marri, MM El-Maghraby, Marion Koopmans, Bart Haagmans

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Abstract

We obtained the full genome of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a camel in Qatar. This virus is highly similar to the human England/Qatar 1 virus isolated in 2012. The MERS-CoV from the camel efficiently replicated in human cells, providing further evidence for the zoonotic potential of MERS-CoV from camels.
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)1339-1342
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume20
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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