Isolation of MERS Coronavirus from a Dromedary Camel, Qatar, 2014
subject: coronavirus, MERS, Camel, Viruses, Qatar
description: We obtained the full genome of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a camel in Qatar. This virus is highly similar to the human England/Qatar 1 virus isolated in 2012. The MERS-CoV from the camel efficiently replicated in human cells, providing further evidence for the zoonotic potential of MERS-CoV from camels.
creator: V. Stalin Raj, Elmoubasher A. B. A. Farag, Chantal B. E. M. Reusken, Mart M. Lamers, Suzan D. Pas, Jolanda Voermans, Saskia L. Smits, Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus, Naema Al-Mawlawi, Hamad E. Al-Romaihi, Mohd. M. Al-Hajri, Ahmed M. El-Sayed, Khaled A. Mohran, Hazem Ghobashy, Farhoud Alhajri, Mohamed Al-Thani, Salih A. Al-Marri, Mamdouh M. El-Maghraby, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Bart L. Haagmans
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2014
language: EN
identifier: DOI: 10.3201/eid2008.140663
coverage: Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine