Antibodies against MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Kenya, 1992–2013

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Corman, Victor M. ; Jores, Joerg ; Meyer, Benjamin ; Younan, Mario ; Liljander, Anne ; Said, Mohammed Y. ; Gluecks, Ilona ; Lattwein, Erik ; Bosch, Berend-Jan ; Drexler, Jan Felix ; Bornstein, Set ; Drosten, Christian ; Müller, Marcel A.
• Description:
  Dromedary camels are a putative source for human infections with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We showed that camels sampled in different regions in Kenya during 1992-2013 have antibodies against this virus. High densities of camel populations correlated with increased seropositivity and might be a factor in predicting long-term virus maintenance.
• Subjects:
  Antibodies Coronavirus Dispatch Dromedary Camels Expedited MERS-CoV Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Reservoir Seroprevalence Viruses Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(8):1319-1322.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kenya
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:57c8681a917093c82964944b86f0ebfba3ca72f8784473154646a6df15149f74
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24517/cdc_24517_DS1.pdf
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