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SUBMITTER: Gan HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7726485 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gan Hanjie Jonathan HJ Harikishore Amaravadhi A Lee Jihye J Jeon Sangeun S Rajan Sreekanth S Chen Ming Wei MW Neo Jun Long JL Kim Seungtaek S Yoon Ho Sup HS
Antiviral research 20201210
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Since its emergence in 2012, nosocomial amplifications have led to its high epidemic potential and mortality rate of 34.5%. To date, there is an unmet need for vaccines and specific therapeutics for this disease. Available treatments are either supportive medications in use for other diseases or those lacking specificity requiring higher doses. The viral infection mode is initiated by the attachm ...[more]