Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) serology in major livestock species in an affected region in Jordan, June to September 2013

C B Reusken; M Ababneh; V S Raj; B Meyer; A Eljarah; S Abutarbush; G J Godeke; T M Bestebroer; I Zutt; M A Muller; B J Bosch; P J Rottier; A D Osterhaus; C Drosten; B L Haagmans; M P Koopmans

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.50.20662

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) serology in major livestock species in an affected region in Jordan, June to September 2013

Euro Surveill. 2013 Dec 12;18(50):20662. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.50.20662.

Authors

C B Reusken¹, M Ababneh, V S Raj, B Meyer, A Eljarah, S Abutarbush, G J Godeke, T M Bestebroer, I Zutt, M A Muller, B J Bosch, P J Rottier, A D Osterhaus, C Drosten, B L Haagmans, M P Koopmans

Affiliation

¹ These authors contributed equally to this work.

PMID: 24342516
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.50.20662

Abstract

Between June and September 2013, sera from 11 dromedary camels, 150 goats, 126 sheep and 91 cows were collected in Jordan, where the first human Middle-East respiratory syndrome (MERS) cluster appeared in 2012. All sera were tested for MERS-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) specific antibodies by protein microarray with confirmation by virus neutralisation. Neutralising antibodies were found in all camel sera while sera from goats and cattle tested negative. Although six sheep sera reacted with MERS-CoV antigen, neutralising antibodies were not detected.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Neutralizing / blood*
Antibodies, Viral / blood*
Camelus / blood*
Cattle
Coronavirus / immunology*
Coronavirus / isolation & purification
Coronavirus Infections / blood
Female
Goats / blood
Humans
Jordan
Livestock
Microarray Analysis
Middle East
Neutralization Tests
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Respiratory Tract Infections / etiology
Sheep / blood
Syndrome

Substances

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral