Dromedary camels from Africa and Arabia are an established source for zoonotic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection among humans. In Pakistan, we found specific neutralizing antibodies in samples from 39.5% of 565 dromedaries, documenting significant expansion of the enzootic range of MERS-CoV to Asia.
Keywords: Africa; Asia; Bactrian; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome; One Health; Pakistan; RNA viruses; animal reservoir; antimicrobial resistance; camels; coronavirus; dromedary; livestock; neutralizing antibodies; serology; viruses; zoonoses.