Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa

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.

keywords 🔗 syndrome coronavirus (1074) 🔗 dromedary camels (70) 🔗 respiratory syndrome (2004)

author 👤 Reusken, Chantal B.E.M. 👤 Messadi, Lilia 👤 Feyisa, Ashenafi 👤 Ularamu, Hussaini 👤 Godeke, Gert Jan 👤 Danmarwa, Agom 👤 Dawo, Fufa 👤 Jemli, Mohamed 👤 Melaku, Simenew 👤 Shamaki, David 👤 Woma, Yusuf 👤 Wungak, Yiltawe 👤 Gebremedhin, Endrias Zewdu 👤 Zutt, Ilse 👤 Bosch, Berend Jan 👤 Haagmans, Bart L. 👤 Koopmans, Marion P.G.

year ⏰ 2014

journal 📚 Emerging Infectious Diseases

issn 🗄 10806059 10806040

volume 20

number 8

page 1370-1374

doi 📄 10.3201/eid2008.140590 ⤴

citedbycount 115

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