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

doi:10.3201/eid2903.220986

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

Rodon J, Mykytyn AZ, Te N, Okba NMA, Lamers MM, Pailler-García L, Cantero G, Albulescu I, Bosch BJ, Peiris M, Bensaid A, Vergara-Alert J, Haagmans BL, Segalés J

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.

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

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