The Main MERS-CoV Reservoir Species is the Dromedary, Which is Found in Large Numbers (IMAGE)

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The Main MERS-CoV Reservoir Species is the Dromedary, Which is Found in Large Numbers

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Genetic and phenotypic differences between coronaviruses could explain why there was an epidemic of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) in the Arabian Peninsula in 2012, but not in Africa.

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