MERS-CoV geography and ecology in the Middle East: analyses of reported camel exposures and a preliminary risk map

T Reeves, AM Samy, AT Peterson - BMC research notes, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has
spread rapidly across much of the Middle East, but no quantitative mapping of transmission …

MERS-CoV spillover at the camel-human interface

G Dudas, LM Carvalho, A Rambaut, T Bedford - elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic virus from camels
causing significant mortality and morbidity in humans in the Arabian Peninsula. The …

Ecology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, 2012–2020: A machine learning modelling analysis

AR Zhang, XL Li, T Wang, K Liu, MJ Liu… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing enzootic circulation of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
(MERS‐CoV) in the Middle East and North Africa is increasingly raising the concern about …

Spatial association between primary Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection and exposure to dromedary camels in Saudi Arabia

K Al‐Ahmadi, M Alahmadi… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) is an emerging zoonotic
disease. Exposure to dromedary camels (Camelus dromedaries) has been consistently …

Unresolved questions in the zoonotic transmission of MERS

M Peiris, S Perlman - Current opinion in virology, 2022 - Elsevier
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is the second of three
zoonotic coronaviruses to infect humans since 2002, causing severe pneumonia. Unlike …

Mapping potential amplification and transmission hotspots for MERS-CoV, Kenya

S Gikonyo, T Kimani, J Matere, J Kimutai, SG Kiambi… - EcoHealth, 2018 - Springer
Dromedary camels have been implicated consistently as the source of Middle East
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) human infections and attention to prevent …

Unraveling the drivers of MERS-CoV transmission

S Cauchemez, P Nouvellet, A Cori… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
With more than 1,700 laboratory-confirmed infections, Middle East respiratory syndrome
coronavirus (MERS-CoV) remains a significant threat for public health. However, the lack of …

A case-crossover analysis of the impact of weather on primary cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome

EG Gardner, D Kelton, Z Poljak, M Van Kerkhove… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is
endemic in dromedary camels in the Arabian Peninsula, and zoonotic transmission to …

[PDF][PDF] Longitudinal and abattoir-based surveillance of MERS-CoV in camels in Jordan, 2018–2020

MM Ababneh, SQ Lafi, SM Abutarbush, MS Khalifeh… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
To generate baseline information to help better understand the antibody kinetics and nasal
shedding dynamics of MERS-CoV in camels in Jordan, a longitudinal surveillance study was …

Serological exposure in Bactrian and dromedary camels in Kazakhstan to a MERS or MERS‐like coronavirus

MB Orynbayev, AT Hitch… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) is a camel‐borne
zoonotic virus endemic across Eastern Africa and the Middle East, with evidence of …