MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017

MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017

We tested samples collected from camels, camel workers, and other animals in Sudan and Qatar in 2015 and 2017 for evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. MERS-CoV antibodies were abundant in Sudan camels, but we found no evidence of MERS-CoV infection in camel...

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Main Authors: Elmoubasher Farag, Reina S. Sikkema, Ahmed A. Mohamedani, Erwin de Bruin, Bas B. Oude Munnink, Felicity Chandler, Robert Kohl, Anne van der Linden, Nisreen M.A. Okba, Bart L. Haagmans, Judith M.A. van den Brand, Asia Mohamed Elhaj, Adam D. Abakar, Bakri Y.M. Nour, Ahmed M. Mohamed, Bader Eldeen Alwaseela, Husna Ahmed, Mohd Mohd Alhajri, Marion Koopmans, Chantal Reusken, Samira Hamid Abd Elrahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus
viruses
zoonoses
Camelus
livestock
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/19-0882_article

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