Longevity of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Antibody Responses in Humans, Saudi Arabia

Understanding the immune response to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is crucial for disease prevention and vaccine development. We studied the antibody responses in 48 human MERS-CoV infection survivors who had variable disease severity in Saudi Arabia. MERS-CoV–specific neu...

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Main Authors: Abeer N. Alshukairi, Jincun Zhao, Maha A. Al-Mozaini, Yanqun Wang, Ashraf Dada, Salim A. Baharoon, Sara Alfaraj, Waleed A. Ahmed, Mushira A. Enani, Fatehi E. Elzein, Nazik Eltayeb, Laila Layqah, Aiman El-Saed, Husam A. Bahaudden, Abdul Haseeb, Sherif A. El-Kafrawy, Ahmed M. Hassan, Najlaa A. Siddiq, Ibtihaj Alsharif, Isamel Qushmaq, Esam I. Azhar, Stanley Perlman, Ziad A. Memish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/5/20-4056_article