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Emerg Infect Dis . Biphasic MERS-CoV Incidence in Nomadic Dromedaries with Putative Transmission to Humans, Kenya, 2022-2023

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Emerg Infect Dis


. 2024 Mar;30(3):581-585.
doi: 10.3201/eid3003.231488.
Biphasic MERS-CoV Incidence in Nomadic Dromedaries with Putative Transmission to Humans, Kenya, 2022-2023

Brian Maina Ogoti, Victor Riitho, Johanna Wildemann, Nyamai Mutono, Julia Tesch, Jordi Rodon, Kaneemozhe Harichandran, Jackson Emanuel, Elisabeth Möncke-Buchner, Stella Kiambi, Julius Oyugi, Marianne Mureithi, Victor M Corman, Christian Drosten, Samuel M Thumbi, Marcel A Müller
Abstract

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is endemic in dromedaries in Africa, but camel-to-human transmission is limited. Sustained 12-month sampling of dromedaries in a Kenya abattoir hub showed biphasic MERS-CoV incidence; peak detections occurred in October 2022 and February 2023. Dromedary-exposed abattoir workers (7/48) had serologic signs of previous MERS-CoV exposure.

Keywords: Kenya; MERS; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; coronavirus; dromedary camel; dynamics; incidence; reservoir; viruses; zoonoses.

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