Ongoing Evolution of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, 2023–2024

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) circulates in dromedary camels in the Arabian Peninsula and occasionally causes spillover infections in humans. MERS-CoV diversity is poorly understood because of the lack of sampling during the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected 558 swab samples...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Ahmed M. Hassan, Barbara Mühlemann, Tagreed L. Al-Subhi, Jordi Rodon, Sherif A. El-Kafrawy, Ziad Memish, Julia Melchert, Tobias Bleicker, Tiina Mauno, Stanley Perlman, Alimuddin Zumla, Terry C. Jones, Marcel A. Müller, Victor M. Corman, Christian Drosten, Esam I. Azhar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus MERS-CoV coronavirus coronavirus disease emerging viruses virology
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/1/24-1030_article