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

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

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 confirme...

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Main Authors: Anne M. Liljander, Benjamin Meyer, Joerg Jores, Marcel A. Müller, Erik Lattwein, Ian Njeru, Bernard Bett, Christian Drosten, Victor Max Corman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Middle East respiratory syndrome
MERS-CoV
coronavirus
antibodies
livestock keepers
humans
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/6/16-0064_article

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