Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Tunisia.

Eckstein, Simone; Ehmann, Rosina; Gritli, Abderraouf; Ben Yahia, Houcine; Diehl, Manuel; Wölfel, Roman; Ben Rhaiem, Mohamed; Stoecker, Kilian; Handrick, Susann; Ben Moussa, Mohamed

Eckstein, Simone; Ehmann, Rosina; Gritli, Abderraouf; Ben Yahia, Houcine; Diehl, Manuel; Wölfel, Roman; Ben Rhaiem, Mohamed; Stoecker, Kilian; Handrick, Susann; Ben Moussa, Mohamed.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(7): 1964-1968, 2021 07.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1274600

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ABSTRACT

Free-roaming camels, especially those crossing national borders, pose a high risk for spreading Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To prevent outbreaks, active surveillance is necessary. We found that a high percentage of dromedaries in Tunisia are MERS-CoV seropositive (80.4%) or actively infected (19.8%), indicating extensive MERS-CoV circulation in Northern Africa.

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Coronavirus Infections; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; Animals; Camelus; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections/veterinary; Prevalence; Tunisia/epidemiology; Zoonoses

Keywords

Camelus dromedarius; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory coronavirus; North Africa; Tunisia; dromedary camels; phylogenetic analyses; respiratory infections; seroprevalence; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Coronavirus Infections / Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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