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Evidence for zoonotic origins of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Author(s) -

H. Han,

Hao Yu,

Xuejie Yu

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of general virology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55

H-Index - 167

eISSN - 1465-2099

pISSN - 0022-1317

DOI - 10.1099/jgv.0.000342

Subject(s) - middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , zoonosis , middle east respiratory syndrome , virology , biology , betacoronavirus , coronavirus , transmission (telecommunications) , coronavirus infections , covid-19 , natural reservoir , middle east , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , medicine , outbreak , geography , pathology , archaeology , electrical engineering , engineering

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is an emerging infectious disease, caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and is considered to be a zoonosis. However, the natural reservoirs of MERS-CoV remain obscure, with bats and camels as the most suspected sources. In this article, we review the evidence supporting a bat/camel origin of human MERS-CoV infection and current knowledge on the modes of camel-to-human transmission of MERS-CoV.

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