MERS Coronavirus Neutralizing Antibodies in Camels, Eastern Africa, 1983-1997

Marcel A Müller, Victor Max Corman, Joerg Jores, Benjamin Meyer, Mario Younan, Anne Liljander, Berend-Jan Bosch, Erik Lattwein, Mosaad Hilali, Bakri E Musa, Set Bornstein, Christian Drosten

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    Abstract

    To analyze the distribution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)-seropositive dromedary camels in eastern Africa, we tested 189 archived serum samples accumulated during the past 30 years. We identified MERS-CoV neutralizing antibodies in 81.0% of samples from the main camel-exporting countries, Sudan and Somalia, suggesting long-term virus circulation in these animals.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2093-2095
    Number of pages3
    JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
    Volume20
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2014

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