Ongoing evolution of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2023-2024
Ahmed M. Hassan, Barbara Mühlemann, Tagreed L. Alsubhi, Jordi Rodon, Sherif Aly El-Kafrawy, Ziad Ahmed Memish, Julia Melchert, Tobias Bleicker, Tiina Mauno, Stanley M. Perlman, Alimuddin I. Zumla, Terry C. Jones, Marcel A. Müller, Victor M. Corman, Christian Drosten, Esam I. Azhar
The study analyzes MERS-CoV genetic diversity in Saudi Arabian dromedary camels and humans, identifying new variants with unique Spike protein polymorphisms.
Emerging infectious diseases · Dec 11, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology