SARS and MERS: recent insights into emerging coronaviruses

E De Wit, N Van Doremalen, D Falzarano… - Nature reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The emergence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in
2012 marked the second introduction of a highly pathogenic coronavirus into the human …

Epidemiology, genetic recombination, and pathogenesis of coronaviruses

S Su, G Wong, W Shi, J Liu, ACK Lai, J Zhou, W Liu… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) were first described in the 1960s for patients with the
common cold. Since then, more HCoVs have been discovered, including those that cause …

Coronaviruses—drug discovery and therapeutic options

A Zumla, JFW Chan, EI Azhar, DSC Hui… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2016 - nature.com
In humans, infections with the human coronavirus (HCoV) strains HCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43,
HCoV-NL63 and HCoV-HKU1 usually result in mild, self-limiting upper respiratory tract …

Dysregulated type I interferon and inflammatory monocyte-macrophage responses cause lethal pneumonia in SARS-CoV-infected mice

R Channappanavar, AR Fehr, R Vijay, M Mack… - Cell host & …, 2016 - cell.com
Highly pathogenic human respiratory coronaviruses cause acute lethal disease
characterized by exuberant inflammatory responses and lung damage. However, the factors …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus causes multiple organ damage and lethal disease in mice transgenic for human dipeptidyl peptidase 4

K Li, C Wohlford-Lenane, S Perlman… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes life-threatening disease.
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is the receptor for cell binding and entry. There is a need for …

Co-circulation of three camel coronavirus species and recombination of MERS-CoVs in Saudi Arabia

JSM Sabir, TTY Lam, MMM Ahmed, L Li, Y Shen… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) raise questions about the
prevalence and evolution of the MERS coronavirus (CoV) in its animal reservoir. Our …

Viral shedding and antibody response in 37 patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection

VM Corman, AM Albarrak, AS Omrani… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus causes
isolated cases and outbreaks of severe respiratory disease. Essential features of the natural …

An orthopoxvirus-based vaccine reduces virus excretion after MERS-CoV infection in dromedary camels

BL Haagmans, JMA Van Den Brand, VS Raj, A Volz… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections have led to an
ongoing outbreak in humans, which was fueled by multiple zoonotic MERS-CoV …

[HTML][HTML] Persistence of antibodies against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

DC Payne, I Iblan, B Rha, S Alqasrawi… - Emerging infectious …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To determine how long antibodies against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
persist, we measured long-term antibody responses among persons serologically positive or …

Environmental contamination and viral shedding in MERS patients during MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea

SY Bin, JY Heo, MS Song, J Lee, EH Kim… - Clinical infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. Although Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-
CoV) is characterized by a risk of nosocomial transmission, the detailed mode of …