Extended Viral Shedding of MERS-CoV Clade B Virus in Llamas Compared with African Clade C Strain
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2023-03
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Rodon, Jordi
Mykytyn, Anna Z
Te, Nigeer
Okba, Nisreen M A
Lamers, Mart M
Pailler-García, Lola
Cantero, Guillermo
Albulescu, I C
Bosch, Berend Jan
Peiris, Malik
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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.
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Animals, Humans, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Camelids, New World, Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine, Coronavirus Infections, Virus Shedding, Camelus, Dromedary camels, Respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Rodon, J, Mykytyn, A Z, Te, N, Okba, N M A, Lamers, M M, Pailler-García, L, Cantero, G, Albulescu, I, Bosch, B-J, Peiris, M, Bensaid, A, Vergara-Alert, J, Haagmans, B L & Segalés, J 2023, 'Extended Viral Shedding of MERS-CoV Clade B Virus in Llamas Compared with African Clade C Strain', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 585-589. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2903.220986