Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa

Chantal B E M Reusken; Lilia Messadi; Ashenafi Feyisa; Hussaini Ularamu; Gert Jan Godeke; Agom Danmarwa; Fufa Dawo; Mohamed Jemli; Simenew Melaku; David Shamaki; Yusuf Woma; Yiltawe Wungak; Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin; Ilse Zutt; Berend Jan Bosch; Bart L. Haagmans; Marion P G Koopmans

doi:10.3201/eid2008.140590

Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa

Chantal B E M Reusken, Lilia Messadi, Ashenafi Feyisa, Hussaini Ularamu, Gert Jan Godeke, Agom Danmarwa, Fufa Dawo, Mohamed Jemli, Simenew Melaku, David Shamaki, Yusuf Woma, Yiltawe Wungak, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Ilse Zutt, Berend Jan Bosch, Bart L. Haagmans, Marion P G Koopmans

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We found serologic evidence for the circulation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among dromedary camels in Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia. Circulation of the virus among dromedaries across broad areas of Africa may indicate that this disease is currently underdiagnosed in humans outside the Arabian Peninsula.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1370-1374
Number of pages	5
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	20
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.140590
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Reusken, C. B. E. M., Messadi, L., Feyisa, A., Ularamu, H., Godeke, G. J., Danmarwa, A., Dawo, F., Jemli, M., Melaku, S., Shamaki, D., Woma, Y., Wungak, Y., Gebremedhin, E. Z., Zutt, I., Bosch, B. J., Haagmans, B. L., & Koopmans, M. P. G. (2014). Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 20(8), 1370-1374. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.140590

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Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa

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