Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa

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Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa
 
Reusken, Chantal B E M; Messadi, Lilia; Feyisa, Ashenafi; Ularamu, Hussaini; Godeke, Gert Jan; Danmarwa, Agom; Dawo, Fufa; Jemli, Mohamed; Melaku, Simenew; Shamaki, David; Woma, Yusuf; Wungak, Yiltawe; Gebremedhin, Endrias Zewdu; Zutt, Ilse; Bosch, Berend Jan; Haagmans, Bart L.; Koopmans, Marion P G
(2014) Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 20, issue 8, pp. 1370 - 1374
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Abstract
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.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.140590
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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