When camels do refill, however, they soak up water like a sponge. A very thirsty animal can drink 30 gallons of water in only 13 minutes. Other adaptations help dromedaries thrive in desert ...
MERS-CoV is endemic in dromedary camels — possibly the virus’s only intermediate animal host, although scientists believe that bats may be putative reservoirs. Saudi Arabia’s research into ...
It is mainly transmitted to humans via dromedary camels and brings a range of clinical outcomes from asymptomatic to severe. Its 40% mortality rate is higher than that caused by severe acute ...