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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2026 Nov;32(11):1907-1912.
doi: 10.3201/eid3211.260394.
Aidyn Kydyrmanov, Yermukhammet Kassymbekov, Sardor Nuralibekov, Temirlan Sabyrzhan, Yelizaveta Khan, Marat Kumar, Aigerim Abdimadiyeva, Kobey Karamendin
In 2025, a respiratory disease outbreak occurred among camels in Kazakhstan. We detected Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus by using quantitative reverse transcription PCR in 38 symptomatic camels, demonstrating active circulation in Central Asia. Our findings highlight the need for enhanced surveillance to assess zoonotic transmission risk.
Keywords: Central Asia; Kazakhstan; MERS; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; camels; coronavirus; genomic surveillance; molecular epidemiology; phylogenetic analysis; recombination; respiratory infections; viruses; whole-genome sequencing; zoonoses.
. 2026 Nov;32(11):1907-1912.
doi: 10.3201/eid3211.260394.
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Camels, Kazakhstan, 2025
Aidyn Kydyrmanov, Yermukhammet Kassymbekov, Sardor Nuralibekov, Temirlan Sabyrzhan, Yelizaveta Khan, Marat Kumar, Aigerim Abdimadiyeva, Kobey Karamendin
- PMID: 42912421
- DOI: 10.3201/eid3211.260394
Abstract
In 2025, a respiratory disease outbreak occurred among camels in Kazakhstan. We detected Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus by using quantitative reverse transcription PCR in 38 symptomatic camels, demonstrating active circulation in Central Asia. Our findings highlight the need for enhanced surveillance to assess zoonotic transmission risk.
Keywords: Central Asia; Kazakhstan; MERS; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; camels; coronavirus; genomic surveillance; molecular epidemiology; phylogenetic analysis; recombination; respiratory infections; viruses; whole-genome sequencing; zoonoses.