MERS Coronaviruses in Dromedary Camels, Egypt

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作者
Chu, Daniel K. W. [1 ]
Poon, Leo L. M. [1 ]
Gomaa, Mokhtar M. [2 ]
Shehata, Mahmoud M. [2 ]
Perera, Ranawaka A. P. M. [1 ]
Abu Zeid, Dina [2 ]
El Rifay, Amira S. [2 ]
Siu, Lewis Y. [3 ]
Guan, Yi [1 ]
Webby, Richard J. [4 ]
Ali, Mohamed A. [2 ]
Peiris, Malik [1 ]
Kayali, Ghazi [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Natl Res Ctr, Giza, Egypt
[3] HKU Pasteur Res Pole, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[4] St Jude Childrens Res Hosp, Memphis, TN 38105 USA
关键词
RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; SAUDI-ARABIA; ANTIBODIES; LIVESTOCK; BATS;
D O I
10.3201/eid2006.140299
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
We identified the near-full-genome sequence (29,908 nt, >99%) of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a nasal swab specimen from a dromedary camel in Egypt. We found that viruses genetically very similar to human MERS-CoV are infecting dromedaries beyond the Arabian Peninsula, where human MERS-CoV infections have not yet been detected.
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页码:1049 / 1053
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