http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/coronavirus/Pages/MERSCoVStudy.aspx

This also raises the question whether the vertical transmission of
ECE in ferrets might be fully or partly from nursing since ECE and
its mutant, Systemic Ferret Coronavirus (also called FIP-like ferret
coronavirus), are both coronavirii as is MERS Coronavirus.

BEGIN QUOTE OF THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE ARTICLE:

Camel Milk Possible MERS-CoV Transmission Route, NIAID Study Suggests
Scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID) have observed in laboratory studies that Middle East
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) remains stable for at
least 72 hours in the unpasteurized milk of dromedary camels...

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