Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Reusken, Chantal B.E.M. ; Messadi, Lilia ; Feyisa, Ashenafi ; Ularamu, Hussaini ; Godeke, Gert-Jan ; Danmarwa, Agom ; Dawo, Fufa ; Jemli, Mohamed ; Melaku, Simenew ; Shamaki, David ; Woma, Yusuf ; Wungak, Yiltawe ; Gebremedhin, Endrias Zewdu ; Zutt, Ilse ; Bosch, Berend-Jan ; Haagmans, Bart L. ; Koopmans, Marion P.G.
• Description:
  We found serologic evidence for the circulation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among dromedary camels in Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia. Circulation of the virus among dromedaries across broad areas of Africa may indicate that this disease is currently underdiagnosed in humans outside the Arabian Peninsula.
• Subjects:
  Animal Diseases/epidemiology Animal Diseases/virology Animals Camelus/virology Coronavirus Infections/veterinary Dispatch Geography, Medical Humans Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Serotyping
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(8):1370-1374.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ethiopia ; Nigeria ; Tunisia
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d872c38eee8ec3d808fb9713dd9d552efcca4b2ffff69d4c74a1b0cffc5faf01
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24516/cdc_24516_DS1.pdf
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