Serologic Evidence for MERS-CoV Infection in Dromedary Camels, Punjab, Pakistan, 2012–2015

Serologic Evidence for MERS-CoV Infection in Dromedary Camels, Punjab, Pakistan, 2012–2015

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 enz...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Saqib, Andrea Sieberg, Muhammad Hammad Hussain, Muhammad Khalid Mansoor, Ali Zohaib, Erik Lattwein, Marcel Alexander Müller, Christian Drosten, Victor Max Corman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Middle East respiratory syndrome
MERS-CoV
viruses
coronavirus
animal reservoir
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1285_article

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