Challenge infection model for MERS-CoV based on naturally infected camels.
Naif Khalaf Al HarbiOsman H IbrahimAli AlhafufiSamy KasemAli AldowerijRaed AlbrahimAli Abu-ObaidahAli AlkararFaisal Altaib BayoumiAli Mohammed AlmansourMusaad AldubaibHail M Al-AbdelyHanan H BalkhyIbrahim QasimPublished in: Virology journal (2020)
Our finding suggests that the majority of young dromedary camels in Saudi Arabia are seropositive and that naturally infected camels can serve as a challenge model to assess transmission, therapeutics, and vaccine efficacy.