Type I and III IFNs produced by the nasal epithelia and dimmed inflammation are features of alpacas resolving MERS-CoV infection.

Type I and III IFNs produced by the nasal epithelia and dimmed inflammation are features of alpacas resolving MERS-CoV infection.

While MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus) provokes a lethal disease in humans, camelids, the main virus reservoir, are asymptomatic carriers, suggesting a crucial role for innate immune responses in controlling the infection. Experimentally infected camelids clear infectious viru...

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Main Authors: Nigeer Te, Jordi Rodon, Maria Ballester, Mónica Pérez, Lola Pailler-García, Joaquim Segalés, Júlia Vergara-Alert, Albert Bensaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009229

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009229

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