Evidence for camel-to-human transmission of MERS coronavirus.
N Engl J Med
; 370(26): 2499-505, 2014 Jun 26.
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| ID: mdl-24896817
ABSTRACT
We describe the isolation and sequencing of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) obtained from a dromedary camel and from a patient who died of laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV infection after close contact with camels that had rhinorrhea. Nasal swabs collected from the patient and from one of his nine camels were positive for MERS-CoV RNA. In addition, MERS-CoV was isolated from the patient and the camel. The full genome sequences of the two isolates were identical. Serologic data indicated that MERS-CoV was circulating in the camels but not in the patient before the human infection occurred. These data suggest that this fatal case of human MERS-CoV infection was transmitted through close contact with an infected camel.
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Assunto principal:
Camelus
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Nariz
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Coronavirus
Limite:
Adult
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article