MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camel Herd, Saudi Arabia

Hemida, Maged G.; Chu, Daniel K.W.; Poon, Leo L.M.; Perera, Ranawaka A.P.M.; Alhammadi, Mohammad A.; Ng, Hoi-yee; Siu, Lewis Y.; Guan, Yi; Alnaeem, Abdelmohsen; Peiris, Malik

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MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camel Herd, Saudi Arabia

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By Hemida, Maged G. ; Chu, Daniel K.W. ; Poon, Leo L.M. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Hemida, Maged G. ; Chu, Daniel K.W. ; Poon, Leo L.M. ; Perera, Ranawaka A.P.M. ; Alhammadi, Mohammad A. ; Ng, Hoi-yee ; Siu, Lewis Y. ; Guan, Yi ; Alnaeem, Abdelmohsen ; Peiris, Malik
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A prospective study of a dromedary camel herd during the 2013-14 calving season showed Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection of calves and adults. Virus was isolated from the nose and feces but more frequently from the nose. Preexisting neutralizing antibody did not appear to protect against infection.
Subjects:

Animals Camelus Coronavirus Infections Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Prospective Studies Respiratory Tract Infections
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Emerg Infect Dis. 20(7):1231-1234.
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Journal Article
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Saudi Arabia
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20
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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