Dromedary camels in northern Mali have high seropositivity to MERS-CoV

A high percentage (up to 90%) of dromedary camels in the Middle East as well as eastern and central Africa have antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Here we report comparably high positivity of MERS-CoV antibodies in dromedary camels from northern Mali. This extends...

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Autores principales: Falzarano, Darryl, Kamissoko, Badian, de Wit, Emmie, Maïga, Ousmane, Cronin, Jacqueline, Samaké, Kassim, Traoré, Abdalah, Milne-Price, Shauna, Munster, Vincent J., Sogoba, Nafomon, Niang, Mamadou, Safronetz, David, Feldmann, Heinz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5454179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28616502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2017.03.003
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Sumario:A high percentage (up to 90%) of dromedary camels in the Middle East as well as eastern and central Africa have antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Here we report comparably high positivity of MERS-CoV antibodies in dromedary camels from northern Mali. This extends the range of MERS-CoV further west in Africa than reported to date and cautions that MERS-CoV should be considered in cases of severe respiratory disease in the region.

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