Abstract
To analyze the distribution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)-seropositive dromedary camels in eastern Africa, we tested 189 archived serum samples accumulated during the past 30 years. We identified MERS-CoV neutralizing antibodies in 81.0% of samples from the main camel-exporting countries, Sudan and Somalia, suggesting long-term virus circulation in these animals.
Publication types
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
- Africa, Eastern / epidemiology
- Animals
- Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology*
- Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
- Camelus / virology*
- Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
- Coronavirus Infections / immunology
- Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
- Female
- Geography
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / immunology*
Substances
- Antibodies, Neutralizing
- Antibodies, Viral