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
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/19-0882_article
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author 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
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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
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description 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 workers, other livestock, or bats.
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spelling doaj.art-da29e8b792c046308e6622c9a2c8c6162022-12-22T00:40:58ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-12-0125122333233510.3201/eid2512.190882MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017Elmoubasher FaragReina S. SikkemaAhmed A. MohamedaniErwin de BruinBas B. Oude MunninkFelicity ChandlerRobert KohlAnne van der LindenNisreen M.A. OkbaBart L. HaagmansJudith M.A. van den BrandAsia Mohamed ElhajAdam D. AbakarBakri Y.M. NourAhmed M. MohamedBader Eldeen AlwaseelaHusna AhmedMohd Mohd AlhajriMarion KoopmansChantal ReuskenSamira Hamid Abd ElrahmanWe 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 workers, other livestock, or bats.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/19-0882_articleMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruscoronavirusviruseszoonosesCameluslivestock
spellingShingle 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
MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus
viruses
zoonoses
Camelus
livestock
title MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017
title_full MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017
title_fullStr MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017
title_full_unstemmed MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017
title_short MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017
title_sort mers cov in camels but not camel handlers sudan 2015 and 2017
topic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus
viruses
zoonoses
Camelus
livestock
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/19-0882_article
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