Microbes and Infection
Volume 15, Issues 8–9, July–August 2013, Pages 625-629
Lu Lu, Qi Liu, Lanying Du, Shibo Jiang
Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a novel human coronavirus that caused outbreaks of a SARS-like illness in the Middle East, is now considered a threat to global public health. This review discusses the challenges in identifying the source of this fatal virus and developing effective and safe anti-MERS-CoV vaccines and therapeutics in order to control its spread and to combat any future pandemic.
Keywords
Coronavirus, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, Source, Vaccine, Therapeutics