MERS-CoV seroconversion amongst Malaysian Hajj pilgrims returning from the Middle East, 2016-2018: results from the MERCURIAL multiyear prospective cohort study

• Published in: Emerging microbes & infections Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 2208678
• Main Authors: Johari, Jefree, Hontz, Robert D., Pike, Brian L., Husain, Tupur, Rusli, Norhayati, Mohd-Zain, Rozainanee, Tiong, Vunjia, Lee, Hai-Yen, Teoh, Boon-Teong, Sam, Sing-Sin, Khor, Chee-Sieng, Loong, Shih-Keng, Abd-Jamil, Juraina, Nor'e, Siti-Sarah, Yahaya, Hasmawati, Che-Kamaruddin, Naim, Garcia-Rivera, Jose A., AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.12.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: acute respiratory infection; Animals; Camelus; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviruses; epidemiology; Hajj pilgrims; Infectious diseases; Malaysia; MERS-CoV; Middle East - epidemiology; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; Pilgrimages; Pilgrims; Prospective Studies; Respiratory diseases; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Seroconversion; serology; Travel; Middle East; Saudi Arabia; Malaysia; epidemiology; Infectious diseases; seroconversion; serology; Hajj pilgrims; MERS-CoV; Malaysia; acute respiratory infection

Prospective cohort study to investigate the potential exposure to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) following Hajj pilgrims is still very limited. Here, we report the antibody seroconversion study results obtained from successive three years cohort studies (2016-2018) invol...