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Emerg Infect Dis . Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Tunisia

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  • Emerg Infect Dis . Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Tunisia


    Emerg Infect Dis


    . 2021 Jul;27(7):1964-1968.
    doi: 10.3201/eid2707.204873.
    Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Tunisia

    Simone Eckstein, Rosina Ehmann, Abderraouf Gritli, Houcine Ben Yahia, Manuel Diehl, Roman Wölfel, Mohamed Ben Rhaiem, Kilian Stoecker, Susann Handrick, Mohamed Ben Moussa

    Abstract

    Free-roaming camels, especially those crossing national borders, pose a high risk for spreading Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To prevent outbreaks, active surveillance is necessary. We found that a high percentage of dromedaries in Tunisia are MERS-CoV seropositive (80.4%) or actively infected (19.8%), indicating extensive MERS-CoV circulation in Northern Africa.

    Keywords: Camelus dromedarius; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory coronavirus; North Africa; Tunisia; dromedary camels; phylogenetic analyses; respiratory infections; seroprevalence; viruses; zoonoses.

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