Isolation of MERS coronavirus from a dromedary camel, Qatar, 2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1339-42. doi: 10.3201/eid2008.140663.

Abstract

We obtained the full genome of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a camel in Qatar. This virus is highly similar to the human England/Qatar 1 virus isolated in 2012. The MERS-CoV from the camel efficiently replicated in human cells, providing further evidence for the zoonotic potential of MERS-CoV from camels.

Keywords: MERS; Qatar; camel; coronavirus; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Animal Diseases / history
  • Animal Diseases / virology*
  • Animals
  • Camelus / virology*
  • Cell Line
  • Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Genome, Viral
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / classification
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / genetics
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Qatar / epidemiology
  • RNA, Viral
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KJ650098