Occupational Exposure to Dromedaries and Risk for MERS-CoV Infection, Qatar, 2013–2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Reusken, Chantal B.E.M. ; Farag, Elmoubasher A.B.A. ; Haagmans, Bart L. ; Mohran, Khaled A. ; Godeke, Gert-Jan ; Raj, Stalin ; Alhajri, Farhoud ; Al-Marri, Salih A. ; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E. ; Al-Thani, Mohamed ; Bosch, Berend-Jan ; van der Eijk, Annemiek A. ; El-Sayed, Ahmed M. ; Ibrahim, Adel K. ; Al-Molawi, N. ; Müller, Marcel A. ; Pasha, Syed K. ; Drosten, Christian ; AlHajri, Mohd M. ; Koopmans, Marion P.G.
• Description:
  We determined the presence of neutralizing antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in persons in Qatar with and without dromedary contact. Antibodies were only detected in those with contact, suggesting dromedary exposure as a risk factor for infection. Findings also showed evidence for substantial underestimation of the infection in populations at risk in Qatar.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Viral Camelus Coronavirus Infections Humans Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Occupational Exposure Risk Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(8):1422-1425.
• Pubmed ID:
  26196891
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4517733
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Qatar
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3d358224927e15bf766aa7f708182e2292d3cfbdca1084b8944ffa783905d032
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32676/cdc_32676_DS1.pdf
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