학술논문
Extended Viral Shedding of MERS-CoV Clade B Virus in Llamas Compared with African Clade C Strain.
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Article
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*VIRAL shedding
*MERS coronavirus
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ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERSCoV) clade B viruses are found in camelids and humans in the Middle East, but clade C viruses are not. We provide experimental evidence for extended shedding of MERS-CoV clade B viruses in llamas, which might explain why they outcompete clade C strains in the Arabian Peninsula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]