Literature DB >> 34152977

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

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

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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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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Year:  2021        PMID： 34152977     DOI： 10.3201/eid2707.204873

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Emerg Infect Dis        ISSN： 1080-6040            Impact factor:   6.883


  3 in total

1.  Viral and Bacterial Zoonotic Agents in Dromedary Camels from Southern Tunisia: A Seroprevalence Study.

Authors:  Simone Eckstein; Rosina Ehmann; Abderraouf Gritli; Mohamed Ben Rhaiem; Houcine Ben Yahia; Manuel Diehl; Roman Wölfel; Susann Handrick; Mohamed Ben Moussa; Kilian Stoecker
Journal:  Microorganisms       Date:  2022-03-29

2.  Cross-Reactive Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in Pre-COVID-19 Blood Samples from Sierra Leoneans.

Authors:  Rodrigo Borrega; Diana K S Nelson; Anatoliy P Koval; Nell G Bond; Megan L Heinrich; Megan M Rowland; Raju Lathigra; Duane J Bush; Irina Aimukanova; Whitney N Phinney; Sophia A Koval; Andrew R Hoffmann; Allison R Smither; Antoinette R Bell-Kareem; Lilia I Melnik; Kaylynn J Genemaras; Karissa Chao; Patricia Snarski; Alexandra B Melton; Jaikin E Harrell; Ashley A Smira; Debra H Elliott; Julie A Rouelle; Gilberto Sabino-Santos; Arnaud C Drouin; Mambu Momoh; John Demby Sandi; Augustine Goba; Robert J Samuels; Lansana Kanneh; Michael Gbakie; Zoe L Branco; Jeffrey G Shaffer; John S Schieffelin; James E Robinson; Dahlene N Fusco; Pardis C Sabeti; Kristian G Andersen; Donald S Grant; Matthew L Boisen; Luis M Branco; Robert F Garry
Journal:  Viruses       Date:  2021-11-21       Impact factor: 5.048

3.  Low levels of soluble DPP4 among Saudis may have constituted a risk factor for MERS endemicity.

Authors:  Khaled R Alkharsah; Salma Ali Aljaroodi; Jawad Ur Rahman; Awatif N Alnafie; Reem Al Dossary; Reem Y Aljindan; Amani M Alnimr; Jamal Hussen
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2022-04-12       Impact factor: 3.240
  3 in total

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