MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013–2014

Dromedaries in Africa and elsewhere carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To search for evidence of autochthonous MERS-CoV infection in humans, we tested archived serum from livestock handlers in Kenya for MERS-CoV antibodies. Serologic evidence of infection was confirme...

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Main Authors: Liljander, Anne, Meyer, Benjamin, Jores, Joerg, Müller, Marcel A., Lattwein, Erik, Njeru, Ian, Bett, Bernard, Drosten, Christian, Corman, Victor Max
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880087/