Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa
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- 1 August 2014
- journal article
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- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 20 (8) , 1370-1374
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.140590
Abstract
We found serologic evidence for the circulation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among dromedary camels in Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia. Circulation of the virus among dromedaries across broad areas of Africa may indicate that this disease is currently underdiagnosed in humans outside the Arabian Peninsula.Keywords
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