ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2017
No Serologic Evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection Among Camel Farmers Exposed to Highly Seropositive Camel Herds: A Household Linked Study, Kenya, 2013.
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- Serological and virological evidence of MERS-CoV infection among dromedary camels in Africa: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.Veterinary research communications · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of Human Coronaviruses in Africa Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak: A Systematic Review.Viruses · 2023Pooled it
- 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
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- Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Risk Perception of MERS-CoV and Other Coronaviruses Among Health Care Workers in Northern Kenya.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2026Article
- Low Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in Camel-Exposed Patients Presenting with Respiratory Symptoms in Northern Kenya.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Modelling transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camel populations and the potential impact of animal vaccination.Nature communications · 2025Article
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- MERS-CoV seroconversion amongst Malaysian Hajj pilgrims returning from the Middle East, 2016-2018: results from the MERCURIAL multiyear prospective cohort study.Emerging microbes & infections · 2023Article
- Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Camels and Probable Spillover Infection to Humans in Kenya.Viruses · 2022Article
- Unresolved questions in the zoonotic transmission of MERS.Current opinion in virology · 2022Review
- Cross-Reactive Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in Pre-COVID-19 Blood Samples from Sierra Leoneans.Viruses · 2021Article
- T-cell responses to MERS coronavirus infection in people with occupational exposure to dromedary camels in Nigeria: an observational cohort study.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2021Observational
- Serological evidence of single and mixed infections of Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in dromedary camels in Kenya.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Low-Level Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus among Camel Handlers, Kenya, 2019.Emerging infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Sero-epidemiology of human coronaviruses in three rural communities in Ghana.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Risk factors for serological evidence of MERS-CoV in camels, Kenya, 2016-2017.Preventive veterinary medicine · 2020Article
- High MERS-CoV seropositivity associated with camel herd profile, husbandry practices and household socio-demographic characteristics in Northern Kenya.Epidemiology and infection · 2020Article
- Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels in Kenya: A Systematised Review.Veterinary sciences · 2020Review
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Abstract
AbstractHigh seroprevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) among camels has been reported in Kenya and other countries in Africa. To date, the only report of MERS-CoV seropositivity among humans in Kenya is of two livestock keepers with no known contact with camels. We assessed whether persons exposed to seropositive camels at household level had serological evidence of infection. In 2013, 760 human and 879 camel sera were collected from 275 and 85 households respectively in Marsabit County. Data on human and animal demographics and type of contact with camels were collected. Human and camel sera were tested for anti-MERS-CoV IgG using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test. Human samples were confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT). Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with seropositivity. The median age of persons sampled was 30 years (range: 5-90) and 50% were males. A quarter (197/760) of the participants reported having had contact with camels defined as milking, feeding, watering, slaughtering, or herding. Of the human sera, 18 (2.4%) were positive on ELISA but negative by PRNT. Of the camel sera, 791 (90%) were positive on ELISA. On univariate analysis, higher prevalence was observed in female and older camels over 4 years of age (
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