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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Bats, Saudi Arabia
Emerging infectious diseases · 2013 · Vol. 19(11) · pp. 1819–23
Ziad A. Memish✉(Ministry of Health)Nischay Mishra(Ministry of Health)Kevin J. Olival(Ministry of Health)Shamsudeen F. Fagbo(Ministry of Health)Vishal Kapoor(University of Bisha)Jonathan H. Epstein(University of Bisha)Rafat F. Alhakeem(Columbia University)Abdulkareem DurosinlounMushabab Al Asmari(Ministry of Health)Ariful Islam(Ministry of Health)Amit Kapoor(Ministry of Health)Thomas Briese(University of Bisha)Peter Daszak(University of Bisha)Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah(Ministry of Health)W. Ian Lipkin(University of Bisha)
Abstract
The source of human infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus remains unknown. Molecular investigation indicated that bats in Saudi Arabia are infected with several alphacoronaviruses and betacoronaviruses. Virus from 1 bat showed 100% nucleotide identity to virus from the human index case-patient. Bats might play a role in human infection.
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirusMiddle East respiratory syndromeVirologyCoronavirusBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirusBiologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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AnimalsChiropteraGenes, ViralGeographyHumansMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyRespiratory Tract InfectionsSaudi ArabiaCoronavirusCoronavirus Infections
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