Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2014)

Antibodies against MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Kenya, 1992–2013

  • 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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.140596
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 8
pp. 1319 – 1322

Abstract

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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.

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