Anticipating a MERS-like coronavirus as a potential pandemic threat

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 403; no. 10438; pp. 1729 - 1731
• Main Authors: Zumla, Alimuddin, Peiris, Malik, Memish, Ziad A, Perlman, Stanley
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 04.05.2024; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Antiviral agents; Antiviral drugs; Camelids; Coronaviridae; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 vaccines; Disease transmission; Global health; Health planning; Humans; Investments; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; Pandemics; Public health; R&D; Research & development; Respiratory diseases; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Viral diseases; Viruses; Zoonoses; Middle East; Saudi Arabia; Arabian Peninsula; Asia; United States > US; Africa

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