Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa

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作者
Reusken, Chantal B. E. M. [1 ,2 ]
Messadi, Lilia [3 ]
Feyisa, Ashenafi [4 ]
Ularamu, Hussaini [5 ]
Godeke, Gert-Jan [1 ]
Danmarwa, Agom [5 ]
Dawo, Fufa [4 ]
Jemli, Mohamed [3 ]
Melaku, Simenew [4 ]
Shamaki, David [5 ]
Woma, Yusuf [5 ]
Wungak, Yiltawe [5 ]
Gebremedhin, Endrias Zewdu [4 ]
Zutt, Ilse [1 ]
Bosch, Berend-Jan [6 ]
Haagmans, Bart L. [2 ]
Koopmans, Marion P. G. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Netherlands Ctr Infect Dis Control, Bilthoven, Netherlands
[2] Erasmus MC, NL-3000 CA Rotterdam, Netherlands
[3] Univ La Manouba, Natl Vet Med Sch, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
[4] Univ Addis Ababa, Coll Vet Med & Agr, Bishoftu, Ethiopia
[5] Natl Inst Vet Res, Vom, Nigeria
[6] Univ Utrecht, Fac Vet Med, Utrecht, Netherlands
关键词
RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MIDDLE-EAST; ANTIBODIES; LIVESTOCK; SEROLOGY;
D O I
10.3201/eid2008.140590
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 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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页码:1370 / 1374
页数:5
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