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High proportion of MERS-CoV shedding dromedaries at slaughterhouse with a potential epidemiological link to human cases, Qatar 2014.
Farag, Elmoubasher A B A; Reusken, Chantal B E M; Haagmans, Bart L; Mohran, Khaled A; Stalin Raj, V; Pas, Suzan D; Voermans, Jolanda; Smits, Saskia L; Godeke, Gert-Jan; Al-Hajri, Mohd M; Alhajri, Farhoud H; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E; Ghobashy, Hazem; El-Maghraby, Mamdouh M; El-Sayed, Ahmed M; Al Thani, Mohamed H J; Al-Marri, Salih; Koopmans, Marion P G.
Affiliation
  • Farag EA; Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar.
  • Reusken CB; Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; c.reusken@erasmusmc.nl.
  • Haagmans BL; Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar.
  • Mohran KA; Animal Resources Department-Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar.
  • Stalin Raj V; Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Pas SD; Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Voermans J; Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Smits SL; Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Godeke GJ; Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
  • Al-Hajri MM; Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar; malhajri1@sch.gov.qa.
  • Alhajri FH; Animal Resources Department-Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar.
  • Al-Romaihi HE; Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar.
  • Ghobashy H; Animal Resources Department-Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar.
  • El-Maghraby MM; Animal Resources Department-Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar.
  • El-Sayed AM; Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar.
  • Al Thani MH; Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar.
  • Al-Marri S; Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar.
  • Koopmans MP; Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Infect Ecol Epidemiol ; 5: 28305, 2015.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26183160
ABSTRACT
Two of the earliest Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) cases were men who had visited the Doha central animal market and adjoining slaughterhouse in Qatar. We show that a high proportion of camels presenting for slaughter in Qatar show evidence for nasal MERS-CoV shedding (62/105). Sequence analysis showed the circulation of at least five different virus strains at these premises, suggesting that this location is a driver of MERS-CoV circulation and a high-risk area for human exposure. No correlation between RNA loads and levels of neutralizing antibodies was observed, suggesting limited immune protection and potential for reinfection despite previous exposure.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Infect Ecol Epidemiol Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Qatar
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Infect Ecol Epidemiol Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Qatar