Emerging infectious diseases · 2013 · 727 citations · 14 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyMolecular VirologyVirologyRespiratory InfectionsRespiratory Infectious DiseasesViral EpidemiologyViral InfectionsViral PathologyViral ZoonosesBat-borne Viral ZoonosesCoronavirus ZoonosesIndex Case InvestigationMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusRespiratory VirusesViral Respiratory Infections
The source of human infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus remains unknown. Molecular investigation indicated that bats in Saudi Arabia are infected with several alphacoronaviruses and betacoronaviruses. Virus from 1 bat showed 100% nucleotide identity to virus from the human index case-patient. Bats might play a role in human infection.
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