Virus entity

Merbecovirus

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Recent evidence findings

Evidence-grounded Research Brief · Past 3 months 6

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4 source articles 4 hosts 2 countries
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2026-07-29 Zoonotic Surveillance Viral Detection A MERS-related coronavirus (Betacoronavirus cameli) was detected by nested RT-PCR and HTS in a rectal swab from one Molossus molossus bat in southern Brazil (1/65, 1.5%). 42525174
2026-07-29 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution Phylogenetic reconstruction of five genomic contigs placed the detected Betacoronavirus cameli within Merbecovirus and showed close relationship to MERS-CoV strains from bats and dromedary camels. 42525174
2026-07-07 Zoonotic Surveillance Viral Detection A partial MERS-CoV genome (~20,180 bp; ~70% coverage) was detected in a Bar-headed goose in Tibet. 42372155
2026-07 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment Seasonal influenza A H1N1, H3N2, influenza B, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV productively replicated and infected human bronchial tissues in an ex vivo model. 42397692
2026-07 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment In an in vitro human alveolar model, HPAI H5N1, H7N9, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV caused more severe impairment of alveolar fluid clearance than seasonal H1N1, H3N2, and influenza B viruses. 42397692
2026-05-26 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment MERS-CoV infection caused lethal disease in transgenic hDPP4 Syrian hamsters. 42244650
Evidence-grounded Research Brief · Past month 4

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2 source articles 3 hosts 1 countries
Publication date Category / type Key finding PMID
2026-07-29 Zoonotic Surveillance Viral Detection A MERS-related coronavirus (Betacoronavirus cameli) was detected by nested RT-PCR and HTS in a rectal swab from one Molossus molossus bat in southern Brazil (1/65, 1.5%). 42525174
2026-07-29 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution Phylogenetic reconstruction of five genomic contigs placed the detected Betacoronavirus cameli within Merbecovirus and showed close relationship to MERS-CoV strains from bats and dromedary camels. 42525174
2026-07 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment Seasonal influenza A H1N1, H3N2, influenza B, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV productively replicated and infected human bronchial tissues in an ex vivo model. 42397692
2026-07 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment In an in vitro human alveolar model, HPAI H5N1, H7N9, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV caused more severe impairment of alveolar fluid clearance than seasonal H1N1, H3N2, and influenza B viruses. 42397692
Evidence-grounded Research Brief · Past week 0

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Evidence-related Animal

Evidence-related animal composition

53 animal taxa

Geographic evidence

Evidence distribution by country

17 countries

Temporal evidence

Evidence dynamics by year

106 year-type groups

Publication output

Source articles by month

170 months