Description

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Matt Frieman

Matt joins Vincent, Alan, and Rich to summarize what we know and what we do not know about the MERS coronavirus.

Links for this episode:

• MERS-CoV update (WHO)
• MERS-CoV evolution (epidemic)
• Sick camel linked to MERS-CoV death (7Days)
• MERS-CoV hospital outbreak (NEJM)
• MERS-CoV French hospital cluster (Lancet)
• MERS-CoV family cluster (NEJM)
• Matt on MERS-CoV on the Voice of Russia
• Letters read on TWiV 239

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