Lack of MERS Coronavirus Neutralizing Antibodies in Humans, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

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作者
Gierer, Stefanie [1 ]
Hofmann-Winkler, Heike [1 ]
Albuali, Waleed H. [2 ]
Bertram, Stephanie [1 ]
Al-Rubaish, Abdullah M. [2 ]
Yousef, Abdullah A. [2 ]
Al-Nafaie, Awatif N. [2 ]
Al-Ali, Amein K. [2 ]
Obeid, Obeid E. [2 ]
Alkharsah, Khaled R. [2 ]
Poehlmann, Stefan [1 ]
机构
[1] German Primate Ctr, D-37077 Gottingen, Germany
[2] Univ Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
关键词
INFECTIONS; RECEPTOR; ENTRY;
D O I
10.3201/eid1912.130701
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
We used a lentiviral vector bearing the viral spike protein to detect neutralizing antibodies against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in persons from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. None of the 268 samples tested displayed neutralizing activity, which suggests that MERS-CoV infections in humans are infrequent in this province.
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页码:2034 / 2036
页数:3
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