1. MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017.
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Farag E, Sikkema RS, Mohamedani AA, de Bruin E, Munnink BBO, Chandler F, Kohl R, van der Linden A, Okba NMA, Haagmans BL, van den Brand JMA, Elhaj AM, Abakar AD, Nour BYM, Mohamed AM, Alwaseela BE, Ahmed H, Alhajri MM, Koopmans M, Reusken C, and Elrahman SHA
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- Animals, Animals, Domestic virology, Antibodies, Neutralizing immunology, Antibodies, Viral immunology, Coronavirus Infections history, Coronavirus Infections immunology, History, 21st Century, Humans, Neutralization Tests, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Sudan epidemiology, Zoonoses history, Camelus virology, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections virology, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Zoonoses epidemiology, Zoonoses virology
- Abstract
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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- 2019
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