- metagenomic sequencing analysis on nasopharyngeal swab samples from 108 MERS-CoV-positive dromedary camels
- Until now, three coronaviruses have been identified in camels: MERS-CoV, human OC43-related camel coronavirus HKU23 and human 229E-related camel alpha-CoV.
- MERS-CoV RNA and antibodies have been detected in camels from UAETotal ribonucleic acid (RNA) was extracted and purified using the EZ1 Virus Mini Kit 2.0 (QIAGEN) and stored at -80°C.
- Among the different viruses detected in this study, some were similar or nearly identical to previously described camel viruses (96–99.7% nt identity), such as camel MERS-CoV, camel alpha-CoV, camel CoV HKU23, dromedary astrovirus, Camelus dromedarius papillomavirus, Orf virus, and camelpox virus.
- Parainfluenza virus 3 (PIV3) has been shown to cause widespread respiratory infections and outbreaks in mammals, including humans.