Extended Viral Shedding of MERS-CoV Clade B Virus in Llamas Compared with African Clade C Strain.

ABSTRACT: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) 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.

SUBMITTER: Rodon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9973703 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature