MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017

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MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017
 
Farag, Elmoubasher; Sikkema, Reina S; Mohamedani, Ahmed A; de Bruin, Erwin; Munnink, Bas B Oude; Chandler, Felicity; Kohl, Robert; van der Linden, Anne; Okba, Nisreen M A; Haagmans, Bart L; van den Brand, Judith M A; Elhaj, Asia Mohamed; Abakar, Adam D; Nour, Bakri Y M; Mohamed, Ahmed M; Alwaseela, Bader Eldeen; Ahmed, Husna; Alhajri, Mohd Mohd; Koopmans, Marion; Reusken, Chantal; Elrahman, Samira Hamid Abd
(2019) Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 25, issue 12, pp. 2333 - 2335
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Abstract
We tested samples collected from camels, camel workers, and other animals in Sudan and Qatar in 2015 and 2017 for evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. MERS-CoV antibodies were abundant in Sudan camels, but we found no evidence of MERS-CoV infection in camel workers, other livestock, or ... read more
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.190882
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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