Human Infection with MERS Coronavirus after Exposure to Infected Camels, Saudi Arabia, 2013

Memish, Z.A.; Cotten, M.; Meyer, B.; Watson, S.J.; Alsahafi, A.J.; Al Rabeeah, A.A.; Corman, V.M.; Sieberg, A.; Makhdoom, H.Q.; Assiri, A.; Al Masri, M.; Aldabbagh, S.; Bosch, B.-J.; Beer, Martin; Müller, M.A.; Kellam, P.; Drosten, C.

doi:10.3201/eid2006.140402

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Human Infection with MERS Coronavirus after Exposure to Infected Camels, Saudi Arabia, 2013

Memish, Z.A.; Cotten, M.; Meyer, B.; Watson, S.J.; Alsahafi, A.J.; Al Rabeeah, A.A.; Corman, V.M.; Sieberg, A.; Makhdoom, H.Q.; Assiri, A.; Al Masri, M.; Aldabbagh, S.; Bosch, B.-J.; Beer, Martin ; Müller, M.A.; Kellam, P.; Drosten, C.

We investigated a case of human infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) after exposure to infected camels. Analysis of the whole human-derived virus and 15% of the camel-derived virus sequence yielded nucleotide polymorphism signatures suggestive of cross-species transmission. Camels may act as a direct source of human MERS-CoV infection.

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Erschienen in:: Emerging infectious diseases
Vol. 20, H. 6 (2014), S. 1012-1015
Band:: 20
Heft:: 6
Datum der Veröffentlichung:: 20.03.2014
DOI:: 10.3201/eid2006.140402
Sprache:: Englisch
Ressourcentyp:: Text
DDC-Sachgruppe der DNB:: 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie
Link URL:: Volltext
Link URL:: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036761/
Einrichtung:: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institut für Virusdiagnostik
Physischer Standort:: SD/2014/236