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2017
DOI: 10.1007/s11684-017-0521-z
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Molecular aspects of MERS-CoV

Abstract: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a betacoronavirus which can cause acute respiratory distress in humans and is associated with a relatively high mortality rate. Since it was first identified in a patient who died in a Jeddah hospital in 2012, the World Health Organization has been notified of 1735 laboratory-confirmed cases from 27 countries, including 628 deaths. Most cases have occurred in Saudi Arabia. MERS-CoVancestors may be found in OldWorld bats of the Vespertilionidae family. … Show more

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“…NTZ exhibits antiviral activity against MERS-CoV and other coronaviruses by inhibiting the expression of the viral N protein, 94 , 95 and inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 at a low-micromolar concentration. 23 One small prospective non-controlled study that assessed NTZ treatment of in and outpatients with COVID-19 was performed.…”
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