Serologic Evidence for MERS-CoV Infection in Dromedary Camels, Punjab, Pakistan, 2012-2015.

Saqib, Muhammad; Sieberg, Andrea; Hussain, Muhammad Hammad; Mansoor, Muhammad Khalid; Zohaib, Ali; Lattwein, Erik; Müller, Marcel Alexander; Drosten, Christian; Corman, Victor Max

Saqib, Muhammad; Sieberg, Andrea; Hussain, Muhammad Hammad; Mansoor, Muhammad Khalid; Zohaib, Ali; Lattwein, Erik; Müller, Marcel Alexander; Drosten, Christian; Corman, Victor Max.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 23(3): 550-551, 2017 03.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28221127

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Dromedary camels from Africa and Arabia are an established source for zoonotic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection among humans. In Pakistan, we found specific neutralizing antibodies in samples from 39.5% of 565 dromedaries, documenting significant expansion of the enzootic range of MERS-CoV to Asia.

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Camelus/blood; Coronavirus Infections/veterinary; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus/isolation & purification; Serologic Tests/veterinary; Animals; Coronavirus Infections/blood; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections/virology; Pakistan/epidemiology

Key words

Africa; Asia; Bactrian; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome; One Health; Pakistan; RNA viruses; animal reservoir; antimicrobial resistance; camels; coronavirus; dromedary; livestock; neutralizing antibodies; serology; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Camelus / Serologic Tests / Coronavirus Infections / Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2017 Type: Article

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