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. 2021 Mar;82(3):e28-e29.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.11.035. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

COVID-19 in a case previously infected with MERS-CoV: No cross immunity

Amal Al Maani  1 , Amina Al-Jardani  2 , Hassan Karrar  3 , Eskild Petersen  4 , Seif Al Abri  2
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COVID-19 in a case previously infected with MERS-CoV: No cross immunity

Amal Al Maani et al. J Infect. 2021 Mar.
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