Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2015)

Asymptomatic MERS-CoV Infection in Humans Possibly Linked to Infected Dromedaries Imported from Oman to United Arab Emirates, May 2015

  • Zulaikha M. Al Hammadi,
  • Daniel K.W. Chu,
  • Yassir M. Eltahir,
  • Farida Al Hosani,
  • Mariam Al Mulla,
  • Wasim Tarnini,
  • Aron J. Hall,
  • Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera,
  • Mohamed M. Abdelkhalek,
  • J.S.M. Peiris,
  • Salama S. Al Muhairi,
  • Leo L.M. Poon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2112.151132
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 12
pp. 2197 – 2200

Abstract

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In May 2015 in United Arab Emirates, asymptomatic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection was identified through active case finding in 2 men with exposure to infected dromedaries. Epidemiologic and virologic findings suggested zoonotic transmission. Genetic sequences for viruses from the men and camels were similar to those for viruses recently detected in other countries.

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