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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Seropositive Camel Handlers in Kenya.
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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
- 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
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- A scoping review of zoonotic parasites and pathogens associated with abattoirs in Eastern Africa and recommendations for abattoirs as disease surveillance sites.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Meta-analysis of seroprevalence and zoonotic infections of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): A one-health perspective.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022Article
- Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Camels and Probable Spillover Infection to Humans in Kenya.Viruses · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on camel respiratory diseases and conditions in Garissa and Isiolo, Kenya.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Serosurvey for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibody in dromedary camels and human patients at a secondary care hospital, Illela, Northwest Nigeria.Comparative clinical pathology · 2022Article
- In Vitro Inhibitory Analysis of Rationally Designed siRNAs against MERS-CoV Replication in Huh7 Cells.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Coronavirus, the King Who Wanted More Than a Crown: From Common to the Highly Pathogenic SARS-CoV-2, Is the Key in the Accessory Genes?Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Review
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- Risk factors for serological evidence of MERS-CoV in camels, Kenya, 2016-2017.Preventive veterinary medicine · 2020Article
- Africa's Nomadic Pastoralists and Their Animals Are an Invisible Frontier in Pandemic Surveillance.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
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Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a respiratory disease caused by a zoonotic coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Camel handlers, including slaughterhouse workers and herders, are at risk of acquiring MERS-CoV infections. However, there is limited evidence of infections among camel handlers in Africa. The purpose of this study was to determine the presence of antibodies to MERS-CoV in high-risk groups in Kenya. Sera collected from 93 camel handlers, 58 slaughterhouse workers and 35 camel herders, were screened for MERS-CoV antibodies using ELISA and PRNT. We found four seropositive slaughterhouse workers by PRNT. Risk factors amongst the slaughterhouse workers included being the slaughterman (the person who cuts the throat of the camel) and drinking camel blood. Further research is required to understand the epidemiology of MERS-CoV in Africa in relation to occupational risk, with a need for additional studies on the transmission of MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans, seroprevalence and associated risk factors.
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