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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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This article is about the virus. For the disease, seeMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome. For the outbreak, see 2012 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak. For general information about such viruses, see Coronavirus.
MERS-CoV
MERS-CoV particles as seen by negative stain electron microscopy. Virions contain characteristic club-like projections emanating from the viral membrane.Virus classificationGroup:Group IV ((+)ssRNA)Order:NidoviralesFamily:CoronaviridaeSubfamily:CoronavirinaeGenus:BetacoronavirusSpecies:MERS-CoV
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV),[1] also termedEMC/2012 (HCoV-EMC/2012), is positive-sense, single-stranded RNA novel species of the genus Betacoronavirus.
First called novel coronavirus 2012 or simplynovel coronavirus, it was first reported in 2012 after genome sequencing of a virus isolated from sputum samples from patients who fell ill in a 2012 outbreak of a new flu.
As of June 2015, MERS-CoV cases have been reported in over 20 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Turkey, Oman, Algeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia (none were confirmed), Austria,[2] the United Kingdom, South Korea,[3] the United States [4][5] and China (both mainland and Hong Kong).[6]
Almost all cases are somehow linked to Saudi Arabia.[7] In the same article, it was reported that Saudi authorities' errors in response to MERS-CoV were a contributing factor to the spread of this deadly virus.[7]
The most recent outbreak was in South Koreawith over 30 reported cases, and over 1300 placed under quarantine. [8]
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