Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, Kenya, 1992-2013

Victor M. Corman; Joerg Jores; Benjamin Meyer; Mario Younan; Anne Liljander; Mohammed Y. Said; Ilona Gluecks; Erik Lattwein; Berend Jan Bosch; Jan Felix Drexler; Set Bornstein; Christian Drosten; Marcel A. Müller

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Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, Kenya, 1992-2013

Victor M. Corman, Joerg Jores, Benjamin Meyer, Mario Younan, Anne Liljander, Mohammed Y. Said, Ilona Gluecks, Erik Lattwein, Berend Jan Bosch, Jan Felix Drexler, Set Bornstein, Christian Drosten, Marcel A. Müller

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Dromedary camels are a putative source for human infections with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We showed that camels sampled in different regions in Kenya during 1992-2013 have antibodies against this virus. High densities of camel populations correlated with increased seropositivity and might be a factor in predicting long-term virus maintenance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1319-1322
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	20
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.140596
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, Kenya, 1992-2013

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