Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: Current Status and Future Implications
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Abbreviations: BtCoV-HKU4: Bat Coronavirus HKU4; BtCoVHKU5: Bat Coronavirus HKU5; DPP4: DiPeptidyl Peptidase 4; ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; HACE2: Human Angiotenssion Converting Enzyme 2; HCoV-229E: Human Coronavirus 229E; HCoV-HKU1: Human Coronavirus HKU1; HCoVNL63: Human coronavirus NL63; HCoV-OC43: Human Coronavirus OC43; HCP: HealthCare Personnel; HCW: Health Care Workers; IFNα: Interferon alpha; IFNβ: Interferon beta; MERS CoV: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; NCoV: Novel Coronavirus; ORF: Open Reading Frame; RT-PCR: Reverse-Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA: Ribo Nucleic Acids; SARI: Sevier Acute Respiratory Illness; SARS-CoV: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; UAE: United Arab Emirates; UK: United Kingdom; WHO: World Health Organizations
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