Extended Viral Shedding of MERS-CoV Clade B Virus in Llamas Compared with African Clade C Strain

Jordi Rodon, Anna Z Mykytyn, Nigeer Te, Nisreen M A Okba, Mart M Lamers, Lola Pailler-García, Guillermo Cantero, Irina Albulescu, Berend-Jan Bosch, Malik Peiris, Albert Bensaid, Júlia Vergara-Alert, Bart L Haagmans, Joaquim Segalés

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)585-589
Number of pages5
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
  • Camelids, New World
  • Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Virus Shedding
  • Camelus
  • Dromedary camels
  • Respiratory syndrome coronavirus

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