Novel Betacoronavirus in Dromedaries of the Middle East, 2013

Novel Betacoronavirus in Dromedaries of the Middle East, 2013

In 2013, a novel betacoronavirus was identified in fecal samples from dromedaries in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Antibodies against the recombinant nucleocapsid protein of the virus, which we named dromedary camel coronavirus (DcCoV) UAE-HKU23, were detected in 52% of 59 dromedary serum samples tes...

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Main Authors: Patrick C.Y. Woo, Susanna K.P. Lau, Ulrich Wernery, Emily Y.M. Wong, Alan K.L. Tsang, Bobby Johnson, Cyril C.Y. Yip, Candy C.Y. Lau, Saritha Sivakumar, Jian-Piao Cai, Rachel Y.Y. Fan, Kwok-Hung Chan, Ringu Mareena, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
coronavirus
dromedary
camel
Middle East
betacoronavirus
dromedaries
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/4/13-1769_article

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