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| Title |
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) origin and animal reservoir
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Virology Journal, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12985-016-0544-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hamzah A. Mohd, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ziad A. Memish |
| Abstract |
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a novel coronavirus discovered in 2012 and is responsible for acute respiratory syndrome in humans. Though not confirmed yet, multiple surveillance and phylogenetic studies suggest a bat origin. The disease is heavily endemic in dromedary camel populations of East Africa and the Middle East. It is unclear as to when the virus was introduced to dromedary camels, but data from studies that investigated stored dromedary camel sera and geographical distribution of involved dromedary camel populations suggested that the virus was present in dromedary camels several decades ago. Though bats and alpacas can serve as potential reservoirs for MERS-CoV, dromedary camels seem to be the only animal host responsible for the spill over human infections. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 17% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 13% |
| Australia | 2 | 8% |
| Kenya | 1 | 4% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 4% |
| Estonia | 1 | 4% |
| Turkey | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 11 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 21 | 88% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 8% |
| Scientists | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 370 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 370 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 54 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 53 | 14% |
| Researcher | 50 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 9% |
| Other | 22 | 6% |
| Other | 60 | 16% |
| Unknown | 98 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 59 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 41 | 11% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 28 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 26 | 7% |
| Other | 54 | 15% |
| Unknown | 119 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 72. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 February 2024.
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