MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV infections in animals: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence studies.

DISCUSSION: A considerable proportion of infected animals tested positive, particularly by nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT). This essential condition highlights the relevance of individual animals as reservoirs of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV. In this meta-analysis, camels and bats were found to be positive by RT-PCR in over 10% of the cases for both; thus, suggesting their relevance in the maintenance of wild zoonotic transmission. PMID: 32532942 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Infezioni in Medicina - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infez Med Source Type: research