ReviewEcoHealth2019
A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels.
Review in EcoHealth, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
52 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transboundary Animal Diseases Associated With Cross-Border Camel Movement. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Seroprevalence ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Pooled it
- A critical review of diagnostic methods for camel brucellosis.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Review
- The Role of Camels in the Epizootiology and Epidemiology of Plague in the Republic of Kazakhstan.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sustainable camel meat preservation using individual and synergistic essential oil bioactive compounds against Listeria monocytogenes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- The impact of bacterial and viral diseases on dromedary camel (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Pneumo-/enteritis in dromedary camels (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Design of a Prospective Human-Animal Cohort Study to Evaluate the Role of Camels and Other Livestock Species in the Transmission ofInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Heavy metal accumulation and its association with epididymal sperm morphometrics in dromedary camels with penile and preputial pathologies.Veterinary world · 2025Article
- An ultra-sensitive and point-of-care time-resolved fluorescence immunochromatographic platform for trace-level brucellosis antibody rapid on-site detection.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Article
- Bibliometric analysis of the use of pathological techniques in camel research.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Camel milk is a neglected source of brucellosis among rural Arab communities.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The impact of parasitic diseases on dromedary camel (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Computer-assisted sperm analysis of the epididymal spermatozoa in dromedary camels suffering from penile and preputial pathological problems.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Alkhumra Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (AHFV): A Concise Overview.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2024Review
- Novel insights into antioxidant status, gene expression, and immunohistochemistry in an animal model infected with camel-derived Trypanosoma evansi and Theileria annulata.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Molecular detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii, Candidatus Rickettsia shennongii, Rickettsia sp. and Coxiella burnetii in ticks collected from camels.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Escherichia coli and their potential transmission of carbapenem and colistin-resistant genes in camels.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
- Camel Milk: Antimicrobial Agents, Fermented Products, and Shelf Life.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Dromedary, or one-humped, camels Camelus dromedarius are an almost exclusively domesticated species that are common in arid areas as both beasts of burden and production animals for meat and milk. Currently, there are approximately 30 million dromedary camels, with highest numbers in Africa and the Middle East. The hardiness of camels in arid regions has made humans more dependent on them, especially as a stable protein source. Camels also carry and may transmit disease-causing agents to humans and other animals. The ability for camels to act as a point source or vector for disease is a concern due to increasing human demands for meat, lack of biosafety and biosecurity protocols in many regions, and a growth in the interface with wildlife as camel herds become sympatric with non-domestic species. We conducted a literature review of camel-borne zoonotic diseases and found that the majority of publications (65%) focused on Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), brucellosis, Echinococcus granulosus, and Rift Valley fever. The high fatality from MERS outbreaks during 2012-2016 elicited an immediate response from the research community as demonstrated by a surge of MERS-related publications. However, we contend that other camel-borne diseases such as Yersinia pestis, Coxiella burnetii, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever are just as important to include in surveillance efforts. Camel populations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, are increasing exponentially in response to prolonged droughts, and thus, the risk of zoonoses increases as well. In this review, we provide an overview of the major zoonotic diseases present in dromedary camels, their risk to humans, and recommendations to minimize spillover events.
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