Phylogenetic Analysis of MERS-CoV in a Camel Abattoir, Saudi Arabia, 2016–2018

Phylogenetic Analysis of MERS-CoV in a Camel Abattoir, Saudi Arabia, 2016–2018

We detected Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA in 305/1,131 (27%) camels tested at an abattoir in Al Hasa, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, during January 2016–March 2018. We characterized 48 full-length MERS-CoV genomes and noted the viruses clustered in MERS-CoV lineage 5...

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Main Authors: Maged Gomaa Hemida, Daniel K.W. Chu, Yen Y. Chor, Samuel M.S. Cheng, Leo L.M. Poon, Abdelmohsen Alnaeem, Malik Peiris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
MERS
coronavirus
dromedary
camels
Saudi Arabia
phylogeny
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/19-1094_article

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