id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-275313-mfyff9ne Modjarrad, Kayvon Treatment strategies for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2016-01-01 .txt text/plain 3776 174 40 Most recently, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has emerged as a novel cause of severe acute respiratory illness after first being identified in a Saudi Arabian patient in 2012 [2] . Much of the work to develop safe and effective MERS-CoV countermeasures has centred on vaccines, but the relatively low prevalence of the disease, the sporadic nature of the case clusters and the dearth of detailed knowledge on chains of transmission highlight the need for greater investments into the discovery of effective therapeutic and secondary prophylactic regimens for infected and exposed individuals. Feasibility, safety, clinical, and laboratory effects of convalescent plasma therapy for patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a study protocol Towards the prophylactic and therapeutic use of human neutralizing monoclonal antibodies for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Repurposing of clinically developed drugs for treatment of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection ./cache/cord-275313-mfyff9ne.txt ./txt/cord-275313-mfyff9ne.txt