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Limited Genetic Diversity Detected in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Related Coronavirus Variants Circulating in Dromedary Camels in Jordan.
Viruses - 31 Mar 2021
Seifert Stephanie N, Schulz Jonathan E, Ricklefs Stacy, Letko Michael, Yabba Elangeni, Hijazeen Zaidoun S, Holloway Peter, Al-Omari Bilal, Talafha Hani A, Tibbo Markos, Adney Danielle R, Guitian Javier, Amarin Nadim, Richt Juergen A, McDowell Chester, Steel John, Abu-Basha Ehab A, Al-Majali Ahmad M, van Doremalen Neeltje, Munster Vincent J
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Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a persistent zoonotic pathogen with frequent spillover from dromedary camels to humans in the Arabian Peninsula, resulting in limited outbreaks of MERS with a high case-fatality rate. Full genome sequence data from camel-derived MERS-CoV variants show diverse lineages circulating in domestic camels with frequent recombination. More than 90% of the...
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