Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6135907 | Microbes and Infection | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a novel human coronavirus that caused outbreaks of a SARS-like illness in the Middle East, is now considered a threat to global public health. This review discusses the challenges in identifying the source of this fatal virus and developing effective and safe anti-MERS-CoV vaccines and therapeutics in order to control its spread and to combat any future pandemic.
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Authors
Lu Lu, Qi Liu, Lanying Du, Shibo Jiang,