A report in the journal mBIO suggests the virus is ubiquitous among Saudi Arabian , the one-humped variety. The animals get the virus when they're young, and it often doesn't make them sick.
"We now know the answers to several questions," says the report's senior author, of Columbia University. "First, this virus infection is very common in camels. It probably occurs early in these camels. So this is a reservoir that is constantly replenishing itself. It can go directly from camels to humans, with no need for adaptation in another animal. And there's a lot of virus."
"This really confirms that this is a camel virus," says virologist of Erasmus University, who wasn't involved in the study.
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