, 2019 About the Special Issue Editors Fang Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Minnesota. His main line of research examines the invasion mechanisms of viruses. Specifically, his group investigates the structures and functions of virus-surface proteins that mediate receptor recognition and
Du, Lanying, Li, Fang
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MERS-CoV in Arabian camels in Africa and Central Asia [PDF]
, 2017 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causing infections in humans is genetically indistinguishable from the virus found in Arabian camels (dromedaries) in the Middle East. Although no primary human case of MERS was reported outside the
Chan, Samuel M.S. +7 more
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Drivers of MERS-CoV transmission: what do we know? [PDF]
, 2016 This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Memish, Ziad A.
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Spread, circulation, and evolution of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus [PDF]
, 2014 The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first documented in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in 2012 and, to date, has been identified in 180 cases with 43% mortality.
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: current situation and travel-associated concerns [PDF]
, 2016 This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. +2 more
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The middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus respiratory infection: an emerging infection from the arabian peninsula [PDF]
, 2016 This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
Al-Tawfiq, J. A., Memish, Ziad A.
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Hematologic, hepatic, and renal function changes in hospitalized patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus [PDF]
, 2017 Background There are no longitudinal data on the changes in hematologic, hepatic, and renal function findings in patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) infection. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of 16 MERS‐
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A safe and convenient pseudovirus-based inhibition assay to detect neutralizing antibodies and screen for viral entry inhibitors against the novel human coronavirus MERS-CoV. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Evidence points to the emergence of a novel human coronavirus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which causes a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-like disease.
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MERS-CoV spike nanoparticles protect mice from MERS-CoV infection
Vaccine, 2017 The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first discovered in late 2012 and has gone on to cause over 1800 infections and 650 deaths. There are currently no approved therapeutics or vaccinations for MERS-CoV. The MERS-CoV spike (S) protein is responsible for receptor binding and virion entry to cells, is immunodominant and induces
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