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Longevity of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Antibody Responses in Humans, Saudi Arabia
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Longevity of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Antibody Responses in Humans, Saudi Arabia

Abeer N Alshukairi, Jincun Zhao, Maha A Al-Mozaini, Yanqun Wang, Ashraf Dada, Salim A Baharoon, Sara Alfaraj, Waleed A Ahmed, Mushira A Enani, Fatehi E Elzein, …
Emerging infectious diseases, Vol.27(5), pp.1472-1476
05/2021
DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.204056
PMCID: PMC8084512
PMID: 33900908
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https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2705.204056View
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Abstract

Understanding the immune response to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is crucial for disease prevention and vaccine development. We studied the antibody responses in 48 human MERS-CoV infection survivors who had variable disease severity in Saudi Arabia. MERS-CoV-specific neutralizing antibodies were detected for 6 years postinfection.
Saudi Arabia viruses patients Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus zoonoses MERS-CoV coronaviruses Middle East respiratory syndrome longevity MERS disease severity humans antibody responses

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