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Isolation of MERS Coronavirus from a Dromedary Camel, Qatar, 2014

V. Stalin Raj, Elmoubasher Farag, Chantal Reusken, Mart M. Lamers, Suzan D. Pas, Jolanda J.C. Voermans, Saskia L. Smits, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Naema Al-Mawlawi, Hamad Eid Al‐Romaihi,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2014 · 200 citations · 17 references

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We obtained the full genome of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a camel in Qatar. This virus is highly similar to the human England/Qatar 1 virus isolated in 2012. The MERS-CoV from the camel efficiently replicated in human cells, providing further evidence for the zoonotic potential of MERS-CoV from camels.

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