MERS coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in camels, eastern Africa, 1983-1997

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2014-12
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Muller, M.A., Corman, V.M., Jores, J., Meyer, B., Younan, M., Liljander, A., Bosch, B.-J., Lattwein, E., Hilali, M., Musa, B.E., Bornstein, S. and Drosten, C. 2014. MERS coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in camels, eastern Africa, 1983-1997. Emerging Infectious Diseases 20(12)
Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42443
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2012.141026
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To analyze the distribution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)–seropositive dromedary camels in eastern Africa, we tested 189 archived serum samples accumulated during the past 30 years. We identified MERS-CoV neutralizing antibodies in 81.0% of samples from the main camel-exporting countries, Sudan and Somalia, suggesting long-term virus circulation in these animals.
CGIAR Author ORCID iDs
Joerg Joreshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3790-5746
Anne Liljanderhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7543-5493
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ANIMAL DISEASES; CAMELS; DISEASE CONTROL; RESEARCH;
Regions
Africa; Eastern Africa
Organizations Affiliated to the Authors
International Livestock Research Institute
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