ArticleVirus genes2016
Epidemiological investigation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in dromedary camel farms linked with human infection in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates.
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- A systematic review of MERS-CoV seroprevalence and RNA prevalence in dromedary camels: Implications for animal vaccination.Epidemics · 2019Pooled it
- Global status of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in dromedary camels: a systematic review.Epidemiology and infection · 2019Pooled it
- Modelling transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camel populations and the potential impact of animal vaccination.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Serological identification of MERS-CoV in camels of Wasit province, Iraq.Open veterinary journal · 2023Article
- MERS-CoV Found inViruses · 2023Article
- Zoonotic diseases transmitted from the camels.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Review
- Isolation and genetic characterization of MERS-CoV from dromedary camels in the United Arab Emirates.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- MERS-CoV in sheep, goats, and cattle, United Arab Emirates, 2019: Virological and serological investigations reveal an accidental spillover from dromedaries.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2022Article
- Cross-sectional study of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in humans and dromedary camels in Diyala, Iraq.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Ecological Barrier Deterioration Driven by Human Activities Poses Fatal Threats to Public Health due to Emerging Infectious Diseases.Engineering (Beijing, China) · 2022Review
- Longitudinal and abattoir-based surveillance of MERS-CoV in camels in Jordan, 2018-2020.Heliyon · 2021Article
- Primary Healthcare in Saudi Arabia: An Evaluation of Emergent Health Trends.Global journal on quality and safety in healthcare · 2021Article
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Virus-Pathophysiological Axis and the Current Treatment Strategies.AAPS PharmSciTech · 2021Review
- An Overview of Current Knowledge of Deadly CoVs and Their Interface with Innate Immunity.Viruses · 2021Review
- Middle East respiratory syndrome.Lancet (London, England) · 2020Review
- Cross-sectional prevalence study of MERS-CoV in local and imported dromedary camels in Saudi Arabia, 2016-2018.PloS one · 2020Article
- A database of geopositioned Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus occurrences.Scientific data · 2019Article
- A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels.EcoHealth · 2019Review
- A rapid scoping review of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in animal hosts.Zoonoses and public health · 2019Article
- An updated roadmap for MERS-CoV research and product development: focus on diagnostics.BMJ global health · 2019Article
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Abstract
The objective of this research was to investigate the prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection primarily in dromedary camel farms and the relationship of those infections with infections in humans in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Nasal swabs from 1113 dromedary camels (39 farms) and 34 sheep (1 farm) and sputum samples from 2 MERS-CoV-infected camel farm owners and 1 MERS-CoV-infected sheep farm owner were collected. Samples from camels and humans underwent real-time reverse-transcription quantitative PCR screening to detect MERS-CoV. In addition, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of partially characterized MERS-CoV genome fragments obtained from camels were performed. Among the 40 farms, 6 camel farms were positive for MERS-CoV; the virus was not detected in the single sheep farm. The maximum duration of viral shedding from infected camels was 2 weeks after the first positive test result as detected in nasal swabs and in rectal swabs obtained from infected calves. Three partial camel sequences characterized in this study (open reading frames 1a and 1ab, Spike1, Spike2, and ORF4b) together with the corresponding regions of previously reported MERS-CoV sequence obtained from one farm owner were clustering together within the larger MERS-CoV sequences cluster containing human and camel isolates reported for the Arabian Peninsula. Data provided further evidence of the zoonotic potential of MERS-CoV infection and strongly suggested that camels may have a role in the transmission of the virus to humans.
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