Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels in Nigeria, 2015

Evidence of current and past Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in dromedary camels slaughtered at an abattoir in Kano, Nigeria in January 2015, was sought by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and serology. MERS-CoV RNA was detected...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2015-12, Vol.20 (49), p.1
Hauptverfasser:	Chu, Daniel K W, Oladipo, Jamiu O, Perera, Ranawaka A P M, Kuranga, Sulaiman A, Chan, Samuel M S, Poon, Leo L M, Peiris, Malik
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Camelus - virology Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - veterinary Coronavirus Infections - virology Disease Outbreaks - veterinary Epidemiology Humans Male Middle Aged Middle East respiratory syndrome Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus - genetics Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus - isolation & purification Nigeria - epidemiology Phylogenetics Phylogeny Polymerase chain reaction Public health Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Viral - analysis Viruses Zoonoses - diagnosis Zoonoses - epidemiology Zoonoses - virology
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Zusammenfassung:	Evidence of current and past Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in dromedary camels slaughtered at an abattoir in Kano, Nigeria in January 2015, was sought by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and serology. MERS-CoV RNA was detected in 14 (11%) of 132 nasal swabs and antibody in 126 (96%) of 131 serum samples. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrate that the viruses in Nigeria are genetically distinct from those reported in the Arabian peninsula.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.49.30086