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

Authors :
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
Nazik Eltayeb
Laila Layqah
Aiman El-Saed
Husam A. Bahaudden
Abdul Haseeb
Sherif A. El-Kafrawy
Ahmed M. Hassan
Najlaa A. Siddiq
Ibtihaj Alsharif
Isamel Qushmaq
Esam I. Azhar
Stanley Perlman
Ziad A. Memish
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 5, Pp 1472-1476 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
27
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3a4e2e09758e49e19cde53b19ba767b5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2705.204056