TWiV 239: Filterable camels

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.

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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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