Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and development of vaccines and specific drugs for its control

QU Di; LU Lu; JIANG Shi-Bo

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Journal of Microbes and Infections ›› 2015, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (4) : 200-207.

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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and development of vaccines and specific drugs for its control

QU Di, LU Lu, JIANG ShiBo

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Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral infection caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS-CoV). In this review, we focus on the classification, molecular structure and the proteins related to tissue tropisms and host range of MERS-CoV. The efforts on development of drugs and vaccines for the control of MERS-CoV are also discussed.

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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus / Middle East respiratory syndrome / Vaccine / Anti-Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus neutralization antibody

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QU Di, LU Lu, JIANG Shi-Bo. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and development of vaccines and specific drugs for its control[J]. Journal of Microbes and Infections. 2015, 10(4): 200-207