Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is an emerging infectious disease, caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and is considered to be a zoonosis. However, the natural reservoirs of MERS-CoV remain obscure, with bats and camels as the most suspected sources. In this article, we review the evidence supporting a bat/camel origin of human MERS-CoV infection and current knowledge on the modes of camel-to-human transmission of MERS-CoV.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 274-280 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of General Virology |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2016 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Virology
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