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References from MERS-CoV in Africa: a One Health review of the silent reservoir. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Isolation of a novel coronavirus from a man with pneumonia in Saudi Arabia
10.1056/nejmoa1211721 · 2012 · External reference
Middle East respiratory syndrome
10.1016/s0140-6736(19)33221-0 · 2020 · External reference
Evidence for camel-to-human transmission of MERS coronavirus
10.1056/nejmoa1401505 · 2014 · External reference
How many large camelids in the world? A synthetic analysis of the world camel demographic changes
10.1186/s13570-020-00176-z · 2020 · External reference
Epidemiology and genomic features of MERS coronavirus in Africa: a systematic and meta-analysis review
10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108456 · 2026 · External reference
MERS coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in camels, eastern Africa, 1983–1997
10.3201/eid2012.141026 · 2014 · External reference
Low-level zoonotic transmission of clade C MERS-CoV in Africa: insights from scoping review and cohort studies in hospital and community settings
10.3390/v17010125 · 2025 · External reference
Outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camels and probable spillover infection to humans in Kenya
10.3390/v14081743 · 2022 · External reference
MERS and the dromedary camel trade between Africa and the Middle East
10.1007/s11250-016-1089-3 · 2016 · External reference
Global status of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in dromedary camels: a systematic review
10.1017/s095026881800345x · 2019 · External reference
Modelling transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camel populations and the potential impact of animal vaccination
10.1038/s41467-025-62365-x · 2025 · External reference
Biphasic MERS-CoV incidence in nomadic dromedaries with putative transmission to humans, Kenya, 2022–2023
10.3201/eid3003.231488 · 2024 · External reference
MERS-CoV antibodies in humans, Africa, 2013–2014
10.3201/eid2206.160064 · 2016 · External reference
Low-level Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among camel handlers, Kenya, 2019
10.3201/eid2704.204458 · 2021 · External reference
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) seropositive camel handlers in Kenya
10.3390/v12040396 · 2020 · External reference
T-cell responses to MERS coronavirus infection in people with occupational exposure to dromedary camels in Nigeria: an observational cohort study
10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30599-5 · 2021 · External reference
First evidence of zoonotic spillover of MERS-CoV into occupationally exposed populations in Somalia
2026 · External reference
Phenotypic and genetic characterization of MERS coronaviruses from Africa to understand their zoonotic potential
10.1073/pnas.2103984118 · 2021 · External reference
Pathogenesis and transmissibility of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses of African origin in alpacas
10.3390/v17111524 · 2025 · External reference
Clade C MERS-CoV camel strains vary in protease utilization during viral entry
10.1073/pnas.2525313123 · 2026 · External reference
Ongoing evolution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, 2023–2024
10.3201/eid3101.241030 · 2025 · External reference
Molecular evolution of MERS coronavirus: dromedaries as a recent intermediate host or long-time animal reservoir?
10.3390/ijms18102138 · 2017 · External reference
The impact of clade B lineage 5 MERS coronaviruses spike mutations from 2015 to 2023 on virus entry and replication competence
10.1371/journal.ppat.1013336 · 2026 · External reference
Extended viral shedding of MERS-CoV clade B virus in llamas compared with African clade C strain
10.3201/eid2903.220986 · 2023 · External reference
Host cell entry of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus after two-step, furin-mediated activation of the spike protein
10.1073/pnas.1407087111 · 2014 · External reference
Detection of distinct MERS-coronavirus strains in dromedary camels from Kenya, 2017
10.1038/s41426-018-0193-z · 2018 · External reference
Local and introduced lineages drive MERS-CoV recombination in Egyptian camels
10.1128/jvi.00641-25 · 2025 · External reference
Q1020R in the spike proteins of MERS-CoV from Arabian camels confers resistance against soluble human DPP4
10.1128/jvi.00282-26 · 2026 · External reference
Anticipating a MERS-like coronavirus as a potential pandemic threat
10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00641-x · 2024 · External reference
Diagnostics for detection and surveillance of priority epidemic-prone diseases in Africa: an assessment of testing capacity and laboratory strengthening needs
10.3389/fpubh.2024.1438334 · 2024 · External reference
Africa's nomadic pastoralists and their animals are an invisible frontier in pandemic surveillance
10.4269/ajtmh.20-1004 · 2020 · External reference
Sensitive and specific detection of low-level antibody responses in mild Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections
10.3201/eid2510.190051 · 2019 · External reference
A review of asymptomatic and subclinical Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections
10.1093/epirev/mxz009 · 2019 · External reference
Prioritisation and risk ranking of epidemic-prone diseases for emergency preparedness and response in eastern Africa using a multi-criteria decision analysis framework, 2023
10.4102/jphia.v17i1.1496 · 2026 · External reference
Challenges in strengthening sentinel surveillance network during COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
10.1038/s41598-026-36363-y · 2026 · External reference
Human–dromedary camel interactions and the risk of acquiring zoonotic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection
10.1111/zph.12171 · 2016 · External reference
High prevalence of MERS-CoV infection in camel workers in Saudi Arabia
10.1128/mbio.01985-18 · 2018 · External reference
Recurrent MERS-CoV transmission in Saudi Arabia–renewed lessons in healthcare preparedness and surveillance
10.1007/s44197-025-00426-6 · 2025 · External reference
Human-induced climate change increased 2021–2022 drought severity in horn of Africa
2025 · External reference
Phylogenetic analysis of MERS-CoV in a camel abattoir, Saudi Arabia, 2016–2018
10.3201/eid2612.191094 · 2020 · External reference
Detection of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus genome in an air sample originating from a camel barn owned by an infected patient
10.1128/mbio.01450-14 · 2014 · External reference
Polymorphisms in dipeptidyl peptidase 4 reduce host cell entry of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
10.1080/22221751.2020.1713705 · 2020 · External reference
A narrative review on the recent insights into the pathogenicity and potential role of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the emergence of "disease X"
10.1002/hsr2.71327 · 2025 · External reference
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): an underestimated betacoronavirus with pandemic potential
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2026.117367 · 2026 · External reference
Active screening and surveillance in the United Kingdom for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in returning travellers and pilgrims from the Middle East: a prospective descriptive study for the period 2013–2015
10.1016/j.ijid.2016.04.016 · 2016 · External reference
Viral respiratory infections among Hajj pilgrims in 2013
10.1007/s12250-014-3507-x · 2014 · External reference
MERS-CoV, influenza and other respiratory viruses among symptomatic pilgrims during 2014 Hajj season
10.1002/jmv.25424 · 2019 · External reference
Prevalence of MERS-CoV nasal carriage and compliance with the Saudi health recommendations among pilgrims attending the 2013 Hajj
10.1093/infdis/jiu150 · 2014 · External reference
Safety, immunogenicity, and optimal dosing of a modified vaccinia Ankara-based vaccine against MERS-CoV in healthy adults: a phase 1b, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial
10.1016/s1473-3099(24)00423-7 · 2025 · External reference
Protein nanoparticle vaccines induce potent neutralizing antibody responses against MERS-CoV
10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115036 · 2024 · External reference
