Abstract
We tested samples collected from camels, camel workers, and other animals in Sudan and Qatar in 2015 and 2017 for evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. MERS-CoV antibodies were abundant in Sudan camels, but we found no evidence of MERS-CoV infection in camel workers, other livestock, or bats.
Keywords:
Camelus; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; One Health; PCR; Qatar; S1 protein; Sudan; bats; camel handlers; camels; coronavirus; humans; live animal market; livestock; public health; serology; seropositive; veterinary medicine; viruses; zoonoses.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic / virology
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Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology
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Antibodies, Viral / immunology
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Camelus / virology*
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Coronavirus Infections / history
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Coronavirus Infections / immunology
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Coronavirus Infections / virology*
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History, 21st Century
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Humans
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus*
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Neutralization Tests
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Sudan / epidemiology
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Zoonoses / epidemiology*
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Zoonoses / history
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Zoonoses / virology*
Substances
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Antibodies, Neutralizing
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Antibodies, Viral