MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013-2014.

Authors :: Liljander A
Meyer B
Jores J
Müller MA
Lattwein E
Njeru I
Bett B
Drosten C
Corman VM
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2016 Jun; Vol. 22 (6), pp. 1086-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jun 15.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Dromedaries in Africa and elsewhere carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To search for evidence of autochthonous MERS-CoV infection in humans, we tested archived serum from livestock handlers in Kenya for MERS-CoV antibodies. Serologic evidence of infection was confirmed for 2 persons sampled in 2013 and 2014.