MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013-2014.

Liljander, Anne; Meyer, Benjamin; Jores, Jörg; Müller, Marcel A; Lattwein, Erik; Njeru, Ian; Bett, Bernard; Drosten, Christian; Corman, Victor Max (2016). MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013-2014. Emerging infectious diseases, 22(6), pp. 1086-1089. U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 10.3201/eid2206.160064

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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.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Host-Pathogen Interaction
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology

UniBE Contributor:

Jores, Jörg

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

1080-6040

Publisher:

U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pamela Schumacher

Date Deposited:

24 Jul 2017 15:47

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:03

Publisher DOI:

10.3201/eid2206.160064

PubMed ID:

27071076

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Africa; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome; antibodies; coronavirus; eastern Kenya; humans; livestock handlers; viruses

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.96744

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/96744

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