Examples of MERS-CoV in a Sentence
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The recent Saudi Arabia case cluster illustrates the devastation potential and risk of transmission once MERS-CoV gains access to the healthcare environment.
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Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Because previous coronavirus outbreaks associated with the SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV viruses resulted from zoonotic transfers, researchers theorized that SARS-CoV-2 likewise entered the human population via a zoonotic transmission.
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Dave Wessner,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Because previous coronavirus outbreaks associated with the SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV viruses resulted from zoonotic transfers, researchers theorized that SARS-CoV-2 likewise entered the human population via a zoonotic transmission.
—
Dave Wessner,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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“MERS-CoV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MERS-CoV. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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MERS-CoV
noun
: the coronavirus (Betacoronavirus cameli) that is the causative agent of MERS
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