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cord-343196-vlwzzrgc	Kiambi, Stella	Detection of distinct MERS-Coronavirus strains in dromedary camels from Kenya, 2017	2018-11-28		.txt	text/plain	1494	71	50	The MERS-CoV RNA-positive animals belonged to two different dromedary camel herds in Dabel and Lombolio, which are both located within Isiolo country. To experimentally confirm the presence of two independently circulating MERS-CoV strains and to rule out sample cross-contamination, we generated complete MERS-CoV genome sequences using a previously established protocol 10 . Other confirmed MERS-CoVpositive samples were assigned to two different MERS-CoV isolates ("Dabel" or "Lombolio") by amplifying and sequencing single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the spike gene and the open reading frame 3 (Supplementary Table) . The previously described clade C African MERS-CoV strains 4,5 had several mutations in the spike protein, which is responsible for cellular receptor interaction, virus entry, and antibody-directed virus neutralization 12 . An explanation for this observation may again be a lack of testing of imported animals and/or the fact that previous clade A/B MERS-CoV infections may have established herd immunity in the Arabian dromedary populations.	./cache/cord-343196-vlwzzrgc.txt	./txt/cord-343196-vlwzzrgc.txt