Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019

Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019

Although seroprevalence of Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome is high among camels in Africa, researchers have not detected zoonotic transmission in Kenya. We followed a cohort of 262 camel handlers in Kenya during April 2018–March 2020. We report PCR-confirmed Middle East respiratory cor...

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Main Authors: Peninah M. Munyua, Isaac Ngere, Elizabeth Hunsperger, Adano Kochi, Patrick Amoth, Lydia Mwasi, Suxiang Tong, Athman Mwatondo, Natalie Thornburg, Marc-Alain Widdowson, M. Kariuki Njenga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
MERS-CoV
asymptomatic
zoonoses
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
camels
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-4458_article
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spelling doaj-36e9db9e68bf4ffc97ed6535ba5a384e2021-03-22T12:20:08ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592021-04-012741201120510.3201/eid2704.204458Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019Peninah M. MunyuaIsaac NgereElizabeth HunspergerAdano KochiPatrick AmothLydia MwasiSuxiang TongAthman MwatondoNatalie ThornburgMarc-Alain WiddowsonM. Kariuki Njenga Although seroprevalence of Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome is high among camels in Africa, researchers have not detected zoonotic transmission in Kenya. We followed a cohort of 262 camel handlers in Kenya during April 2018–March 2020. We report PCR-confirmed Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome in 3 asymptomatic handlers. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-4458_articleMERS-CoVasymptomaticzoonosesMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruscamelsviruses
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author Peninah M. Munyua
Isaac Ngere
Elizabeth Hunsperger
Adano Kochi
Patrick Amoth
Lydia Mwasi
Suxiang Tong
Athman Mwatondo
Natalie Thornburg
Marc-Alain Widdowson
M. Kariuki Njenga
spellingShingle Peninah M. Munyua
Isaac Ngere
Elizabeth Hunsperger
Adano Kochi
Patrick Amoth
Lydia Mwasi
Suxiang Tong
Athman Mwatondo
Natalie Thornburg
Marc-Alain Widdowson
M. Kariuki Njenga
Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019
Emerging Infectious Diseases
MERS-CoV
asymptomatic
zoonoses
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
camels
viruses
author_facet Peninah M. Munyua
Isaac Ngere
Elizabeth Hunsperger
Adano Kochi
Patrick Amoth
Lydia Mwasi
Suxiang Tong
Athman Mwatondo
Natalie Thornburg
Marc-Alain Widdowson
M. Kariuki Njenga
author_sort Peninah M. Munyua
title Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019
title_short Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019
title_full Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019
title_fullStr Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019
title_full_unstemmed Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019
title_sort low-level middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus among camel handlers, kenya, 2019
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2021-04-01
description Although seroprevalence of Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome is high among camels in Africa, researchers have not detected zoonotic transmission in Kenya. We followed a cohort of 262 camel handlers in Kenya during April 2018–March 2020. We report PCR-confirmed Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome in 3 asymptomatic handlers.
topic MERS-CoV
asymptomatic
zoonoses
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
camels
viruses
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-4458_article
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