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

doi:10.3201/eid2012.141026

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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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	2093-2095
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	20
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2012.141026
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014

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