Epidemiology and evolution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, 2012-2020

• Main Authors: An-Ran Zhang (Author), Wen-Qiang Shi (Author), Kun Liu (Author), Xin-Lou Li (Author), Ming-Jin Liu (Author), Wen-Hui Zhang (Author), Guo-Ping Zhao (Author), Jin-Jin Chen (Author), Xiao-Ai Zhang (Author), Dong Miao (Author), Wei Ma (Author), Wei Liu (Author), Yang Yang (Author), Li-Qun Fang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The ongoing transmission of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Middle East and its expansion to other regions are raising concerns of a potential pandemic. An in-depth analysis about both population and molecular epidemiology of this pathogen is ne...