Close Relative of Human Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Bat, South Africa
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Please cite as follows:
Ithete, N. L. et al. 2013. Close relative of human Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in bat, South Africa. Emerg Infect Dis, 19(10):1697-1699, doi:10.3201/eid1910.130946.
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We now report the identification of a South Africa bat derived CoV that has an even closer phylogenetic relationship with MERS-CoV.