PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (18): Africa, animal reservoir, camels, 2015, research

MERS -- Ethiopia
Miguel E, Chevalier V, Ayelet G, et al.
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Understanding Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) transmission in dromedary camels is important, as they constitute a source of zoonotic infection to humans. To identify risk factors for MERS-CoV infection in camels bred in diverse conditions in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Morocco, blood samples and nasal swabs were sampled in February-March 2015. A relatively high MERS-CoV RNA rate was detected in Ethiopia (up to

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