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. 2014 Jan;2(1):27-8.
doi: 10.1002/2052-2975.34. Epub 2014 Jan 28.

Lack of detection of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in mild and severe respiratory infections in Catalonia, northeastern Spain

M J Martínez  1 , M A Marcos  1 , V Gonzalo  1 , Y Zboromyrska  1 , R Isanta  1 , N Torner  2 , A Martinez  2 , M Jané  2 , A Mateu  2 , J Vila  1
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Lack of detection of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in mild and severe respiratory infections in Catalonia, northeastern Spain

M J Martínez et al. New Microbes New Infect. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Surveillance of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was conducted to explore the possible introduction and circulation of this novel virus in Catalonia, northeastern Spain. Five hundred and sixty-three samples from mild and severe respiratory infections collected between January 2012 and April 2013 were screened using real-time RT-PCR. All samples were negative, suggesting that MERS-CoV is not circulating silently in Catalonia.

Keywords: MERS-CoV; northeastern Spain; respiratory infections.

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