Distribution of MERS-CoV cases - Credit VDU
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Ian Mackay has taken a first look at the new Saudi MERS-CoV sequences deposited at GenBank, and he has some good news when it comes to the real-time PCR assays being used to identify this virus.
These four new sequences – all isolated recently in Saudi Arabia – still match the targets established using isolates taken last year, and no decrease in detection efficiency is expected.
To read more, follow the link to Ian’s Virology Down Under website:
