Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa
We found serologic evidence for the circulation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among dromedary camels in Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia. Circulation of the virus among dromedaries across broad areas of Africa may indicate that this disease is currently underdiagnosed in humans outsi...
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pubmed-41111682014-08-05 Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa Reusken, Chantal B.E.M. Messadi, Lilia Feyisa, Ashenafi Ularamu, Hussaini Godeke, Gert-Jan Danmarwa, Agom Dawo, Fufa Jemli, Mohamed Melaku, Simenew Shamaki, David Woma, Yusuf Wungak, Yiltawe Gebremedhin, Endrias Zewdu Zutt, Ilse Bosch, Berend-Jan Haagmans, Bart L. Koopmans, Marion P.G. Dispatch We found serologic evidence for the circulation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among dromedary camels in Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia. Circulation of the virus among dromedaries across broad areas of Africa may indicate that this disease is currently underdiagnosed in humans outside the Arabian Peninsula. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4111168/ /pubmed/25062254 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.140590 Text en |
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Reusken, Chantal B.E.M. Messadi, Lilia Feyisa, Ashenafi Ularamu, Hussaini Godeke, Gert-Jan Danmarwa, Agom Dawo, Fufa Jemli, Mohamed Melaku, Simenew Shamaki, David Woma, Yusuf Wungak, Yiltawe Gebremedhin, Endrias Zewdu Zutt, Ilse Bosch, Berend-Jan Haagmans, Bart L. Koopmans, Marion P.G. |
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Reusken, Chantal B.E.M. Messadi, Lilia Feyisa, Ashenafi Ularamu, Hussaini Godeke, Gert-Jan Danmarwa, Agom Dawo, Fufa Jemli, Mohamed Melaku, Simenew Shamaki, David Woma, Yusuf Wungak, Yiltawe Gebremedhin, Endrias Zewdu Zutt, Ilse Bosch, Berend-Jan Haagmans, Bart L. Koopmans, Marion P.G. Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa |
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Reusken, Chantal B.E.M. Messadi, Lilia Feyisa, Ashenafi Ularamu, Hussaini Godeke, Gert-Jan Danmarwa, Agom Dawo, Fufa Jemli, Mohamed Melaku, Simenew Shamaki, David Woma, Yusuf Wungak, Yiltawe Gebremedhin, Endrias Zewdu Zutt, Ilse Bosch, Berend-Jan Haagmans, Bart L. Koopmans, Marion P.G. |
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Reusken, Chantal B.E.M. |
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Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa |
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Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa |
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Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa |
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Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa |
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Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa |
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geographic distribution of mers coronavirus among dromedary camels, africa |
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We found serologic evidence for the circulation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among dromedary camels in Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia. Circulation of the virus among dromedaries across broad areas of Africa may indicate that this disease is currently underdiagnosed in humans outside the Arabian Peninsula. |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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2014 |
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