Antibodies against MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Kenya, 1992–2013
subject: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, MERS-CoV, Viruses, coronavirus, Dromedary camels, reservoir
description: Dromedary camels are a putative source for human infections with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We showed that camels sampled in different regions in Kenya during 1992–2013 have antibodies against this virus. High densities of camel populations correlated with increased seropositivity and might be a factor in predicting long-term virus maintenance.
creator: Victor M. Corman, Joerg Jores, Benjamin Meyer, Mario Younan, Anne M. Liljander, Mohammed Y. Said, Ilona Gluecks, Erik Lattwein, Berend-Jan Bosch, Jan Felix Drexler, Set Bornstein, Christian Drosten, Marcel A. Müller
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2014
language: EN
identifier: DOI: 10.3201/eid2008.140596
coverage: Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine