MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017
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2019-12
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Farag, Elmoubasher
Sikkema, Reina S
Mohamedani, Ahmed A
de Bruin, Erwin
Munnink, Bas B Oude
Chandler, Felicity
Kohl, Robert
Van Der Linden, Anne
Okba, Nisreen M A
Haagmans, Bart L
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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.
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Farag, E, Sikkema, R S, Mohamedani, A A, de Bruin, E, Munnink, B B O, Chandler, F, Kohl, R, van der Linden, A, Okba, N M A, Haagmans, B L, van den Brand, J M A, Elhaj, A M, Abakar, A D, Nour, B Y M, Mohamed, A M, Alwaseela, B E, Ahmed, H, Alhajri, M M, Koopmans, M, Reusken, C & Elrahman, S H A 2019, 'MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 2333-2335. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.190882