Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA and neutralising antibodies in milk collected according to local customs from dromedary camels, Qatar, April 2014
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2014
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Reusken, C B
Farag, E A
Jonges, M
Godeke, G J
El-Sayed, A M
Pas, S D
Raj, V S
Mohran, K A
Moussa, H A
Ghobashy, H
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Antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) were detected in serum and milk collected according to local customs from 33 camels in Qatar, April 2014. At one location, evidence for active virus shedding in nasal secretions and/or faeces was observed for 7/12 camels; viral RNA was detected in milk of five of these seven camels. The presence of MERS-CoV RNA in milk of camels actively shedding the virus warrants measures to prevent putative food-borne transmission of MERS-CoV.
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Animals, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Antibodies, Viral, Camels, Coronavirus, Cultural Characteristics, Foodborne Diseases, Milk, Qatar, RNA, Viral, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Reusken, C B, Farag, E A, Jonges, M, Godeke, G J, El-Sayed, A M, Pas, S D, Raj, V S, Mohran, K A, Moussa, H A, Ghobashy, H, Alhajri, F, Ibrahim, A K, Bosch, B J, Pasha, S K, Al-Romaihi, H E, Al-Thani, M, Al-Marri, S A, AlHajri, M M, Haagmans, B L & Koopmans, M P 2014, 'Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA and neutralising antibodies in milk collected according to local customs from dromedary camels, Qatar, April 2014', Eurosurveillance, vol. 19, no. 23. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.23.20829