MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, coronavirus, Viruses, Zoonoses, Camelus, livestock
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 bats.
Elmoubasher Farag, Reina S. Sikkema, Ahmed A. Mohamedani, Erwin de Bruin, Bas B. Oude Munnink, Felicity Chandler, Robert Kohl, Anne van der Linden, Nisreen M.A. Okba, Bart L. Haagmans, Judith M.A. van den Brand, Asia Mohamed Elhaj, Adam D. Abakar, Bakri Y.M. Nour, Ahmed M Mohamed, Bader Eldeen Alwaseela, Husna Ahmed, Mohd Mohd Alhajri, Marion Koopmans, Chantal Reusken, Samira Hamid Abdelrahman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine