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M G Hemida1, R A Perera, P Wang, M A Alhammadi, L Y Siu, M Li, L L Poon, L Saif, A Alnaeem, M Peiris.
Abstract
In Saudi Arabia, including regions of Riyadh and Al Ahsa, pseudoparticle neutralisation (ppNT) and microneutralisation (MNT) tests detected no antibodies to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in sheep (n= 100), goats (n= 45), cattle (n= 50) and chickens (n= 240). Dromedary camels however, had a high prevalence of MERS-CoV antibodies. Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) infected sera from cattle had no cross-reactivity in MERS-CoV ppNT or MNT, while many dromedary camels’ sera reacted to both BCoV and MERS-CoV. Some nevertheless displayed specific serologic reaction profiles to MERS-CoV.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24342517 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.50.20659
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN: 1025-496X