Figure 5.

BEAST time‐scaled tree of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) cases. After filtering recombinant MERS‐CoV genomes using RDP, the remaining genomes were analysed using BEAST to understand divergence times between the various human cases and between the human and camel cases. Node A shows a divergence between a camel virus and the 2014_008‐associated cluster (Healthcare‐associated clusters III and HH C) virus that occurred separately, but concurrent, with the divergence at Node C, between a camel virus and human case 2014_XXX. Likewise, the divergence of the 2014_002 virus from a camel virus happened at Node B, separately and later than the other two examples. The clusters described in the paper are highlighted in coloured boxes. [Colour figure can be viewed at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com]