Occupational Exposure to Dromedaries and Risk for MERS-CoV Infection, Qatar, 2013-2014

Chantal B E M Reusken; Elmoubasher A B A Farag; Bart L Haagmans; Khaled A Mohran; Gert-Jan Godeke; Stalin Raj; Farhoud Alhajri; Salih A Al-Marri; Hamad E Al-Romaihi; Mohamed Al-Thani; Berend-Jan Bosch; Annemiek A van der Eijk; Ahmed M El-Sayed; Adel K Ibrahim; N Al-Molawi; Marcel A Müller; Syed K Pasha; Christian Drosten; Mohd M AlHajri; Marion P G Koopmans

doi:10.3201/eid2108.150481

Occupational Exposure to Dromedaries and Risk for MERS-CoV Infection, Qatar, 2013-2014

Chantal B E M Reusken, Elmoubasher A B A Farag, Bart L Haagmans, Khaled A Mohran, Gert-Jan Godeke, Stalin Raj, Farhoud Alhajri, Salih A Al-Marri, Hamad E Al-Romaihi, Mohamed Al-Thani, Berend-Jan Bosch, Annemiek A van der Eijk, Ahmed M El-Sayed, Adel K Ibrahim, N Al-Molawi, Marcel A Müller, Syed K Pasha, Christian Drosten, Mohd M AlHajri, Marion P G Koopmans

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We determined the presence of neutralizing antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in persons in Qatar with and without dromedary contact. Antibodies were only detected in those with contact, suggesting dromedary exposure as a risk factor for infection. Findings also showed evidence for substantial underestimation of the infection in populations at risk in Qatar.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1422-1425
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	21
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.150481
Publication status	Published - Aug 2015

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Reusken, C. B. E. M., Farag, E. A. B. A., Haagmans, B. L., Mohran, K. A., Godeke, G.-J., Raj, S., Alhajri, F., Al-Marri, S. A., Al-Romaihi, H. E., Al-Thani, M., Bosch, B.-J., van der Eijk, A. A., El-Sayed, A. M., Ibrahim, A. K., Al-Molawi, N., Müller, M. A., Pasha, S. K., Drosten, C., AlHajri, M. M., & Koopmans, M. P. G. (2015). Occupational Exposure to Dromedaries and Risk for MERS-CoV Infection, Qatar, 2013-2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21(8), 1422-1425. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.150481

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Occupational Exposure to Dromedaries and Risk for MERS-CoV Infection, Qatar, 2013-2014

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