Abstract
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.
Keywords:
Egypt; MERS; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome; camel; coronaviruses; dromedary; genomics; phylogeny; pneumonia; viruses; zoonosis.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Abattoirs
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Camelus / virology*
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Carrier State
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Child
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
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Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
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Coronavirus Infections / virology
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Egypt / epidemiology
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Female
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Genome, Viral*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / classification
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / genetics*
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / isolation & purification
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Phylogeny
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Viral Proteins / genetics*
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Viral Proteins