MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 25; no. 12; pp. 2333 - 2335
• Main Authors: Farag, Elmoubasher, Sikkema, Reina S, Mohamedani, Ahmed A, de Bruin, Erwin, Munnink, Bas B Oude, Chandler, Felicity, Kohl, Robert, van der Linden, Anne, Okba, Nisreen M A, Haagmans, Bart L, van den Brand, Judith M A, Elhaj, Asia Mohamed, Abakar, Adam D, Nour, Bakri Y M, Mohamed, Ahmed M, Alwaseela, Bader Eldeen, Ahmed, Husna, Alhajri, Mohd Mohd, Koopmans, Marion, Reusken, Chantal, Elrahman, Samira Hamid Abd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.12.2019; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Domestic - virology; Antibodies; Antibodies, Neutralizing - immunology; Antibodies, Viral - immunology; Beef cattle; Camelus; Camelus - virology; coronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - history; Coronavirus Infections - immunology; Coronavirus Infections - virology; Death; Diseases; History, 21st Century; Humans; Infection; Livestock; Lung diseases; MERS-CoV in Camels but Not Camel Handlers, Sudan, 2015 and 2017; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; Neutralization Tests; Research Letter; Respiratory tract diseases; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Sudan - epidemiology; viruses; Workers; zoonoses; Zoonoses - epidemiology; Zoonoses - history; Zoonoses - virology; Sudan; Middle East; Netherlands; Qatar; Africa; S1 protein; camel handlers; viruses; Camelus; camels; Sudan; live animal market; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; coronavirus; zoonoses; bats; seropositive; Qatar; livestock; serology; veterinary medicine; humans; PCR; public health; One Health
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2512.190882

We tested samples collected from camels, camel workers, and other animals in Sudan and Qatar in 2015 and 2017 for evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. MERS-CoV antibodies were abundant in Sudan camels, but we found no evidence of MERS-CoV infection in camel workers, other livestock, or bats.