High proportion of MERS-CoV shedding dromedaries at slaughterhouse with a potential epidemiological link to human cases, Qatar 2014

Two of the earliest Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) cases were men who had visited the Doha central animal market and adjoining slaughterhouse in Qatar. We show that a high proportion of camels presenting for slaughter in Qatar show evidence for nasal MERS-CoV shedding (62/105). Sequence analysis showed the circulation of at least five different virus strains at these premises, suggesting that this location is a driver of MERS-CoV circulation and a high-risk area for human exposure. No correlation between RNA loads and levels of neutralizing antibodies was observed, suggesting limited immune protection and potential for reinfection despite previous exposure.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Infection ecology & epidemiology - 5(2015) vom: 17., Seite 28305

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Farag, Elmoubasher A B A [VerfasserIn]
Reusken, Chantal B E M [VerfasserIn]
Haagmans, Bart L [VerfasserIn]
Mohran, Khaled A [VerfasserIn]
Stalin Raj, V [VerfasserIn]
Pas, Suzan D [VerfasserIn]
Voermans, Jolanda [VerfasserIn]
Smits, Saskia L [VerfasserIn]
Godeke, Gert-Jan [VerfasserIn]
Al-Hajri, Mohd M [VerfasserIn]
Alhajri, Farhoud H [VerfasserIn]
Al-Romaihi, Hamad E [VerfasserIn]
Ghobashy, Hazem [VerfasserIn]
El-Maghraby, Mamdouh M [VerfasserIn]
El-Sayed, Ahmed M [VerfasserIn]
Al Thani, Mohamed H J [VerfasserIn]
Al-Marri, Salih [VerfasserIn]
Koopmans, Marion P G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Camels
Journal Article
MERS-CoV
Respiratory infections
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 18.07.2015

Date Revised 30.09.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3402/iee.v5.28305

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM250963302