Cross-sectional study of MERS-CoV-specific RNA and antibodies in animals that have had contact with MERS patients in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Samy Kasem (Author), Ibraheem Qasim (Author), Ali Al-Hufofi (Author), Osman Hashim (Author), Ali Alkarar (Author), Ali Abu-Obeida (Author), Albagir Gaafer (Author), Abdelhamid Elfadil (Author), Ahmed Zaki (Author), Ahmed Al-Romaihi (Author), Nasereldeen Babekr (Author), Nadr El-Harby (Author), Raed Hussien (Author), Ali AL-Sahaf (Author), Ali Al-Doweriej (Author), Faisal Bayoumi (Author), Leo L.M. Poon (Author), Daniel K.W. Chu (Author), Malik Peiris (Author), Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a newly emerged coronavirus that is associated with a severe respiratory disease in humans in the Middle East. The epidemiological profiles of the MERS-CoV infections suggest zoonotic transmission from an animal reservoir to huma...