Systematic, active surveillance for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camels in Egypt

Systematic, active surveillance for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camels in Egypt

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes severe human infections and dromedary camels are considered an intermediary host. The dynamics of natural infection in camels are not well understood. Through systematic surveillance in Egypt, nasal, rectal, milk, urine and serum samples...

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Main Authors: Mohamed A Ali, Mahmoud M Shehata, Mokhtar R Gomaa, Ahmed Kandeil, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Ahmed S Kayed, Ahmed N El-Taweel, Mohamed Atea, Nagla Hassan, Ola Bagato, Yassmin Moatasim, Sara H Mahmoud, Omnia Kutkat, Asmaa M Maatouq, Ahmed Osman, Pamela P McKenzie, Richard J Webby, Ghazi Kayali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
camel
Egypt
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
surveillance
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2016.130

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