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- Title
MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013-2014.
- Authors
Liljander, Anne; Meyer, Benjamin; Jores, Joerg; Müller, Marcel A.; Lattwein, Erik; Njeru, Ian; Bett, Bernard; Drosten, Christian; Corman, Victor Max
- Abstract
Dromedaries in Africa and elsewhere carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To search for evidence of autochthonous MERS-CoV infection in humans, we tested archived serum from livestock handlers in Kenya for MERS-CoV antibodies. Serologic evidence of infection was confirmed for 2 persons sampled in 2013 and 2014.
- Subjects
AFRICA; MERS coronavirus; VIRAL antibodies; MIDDLE East respiratory syndrome; MIDDLE East respiratory syndrome transmission; PUBLIC health; PREVENTION
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016, Vol 22, Issue 6, p1086
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2206.160064