MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013–2014
Open Access
- 1 June 2016
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 22 (6) , 1086-1089
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.160064
Abstract
Dromedaries in Africa and elsewhere carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To search for evidence of autochthonous MERS-CoV infection in humans, we tested archived serum from livestock handlers in Kenya for MERS-CoV antibodies. Serologic evidence of infection was confirmed for 2 persons sampled in 2013 and 2014.Keywords
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