African green monkey model of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection

Purpose: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a highly pathogenic zoonosis that emerged in 2012, causing lethal respiratory disease in approximately 35% of human cases. MERS-CoV continues to emerge on the Arabian Peninsula with the possibility of travel-exported cases to other regions of the world including prior confirmed cases in the Republic of Korea, the United States, England, France, and China. Currently, there are no specific countermeasures for MERS-CoV that have proven efficacious at ameliorating disease.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: 21.023 Source Type: research