Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa

Authors :: Chantal B.E.M. Reusken
Lilia Messadi
Ashenafi Feyisa
Hussaini Ularamu
Gert-Jan Godeke
Agom Danmarwa
Fufa Dawo
Mohamed Jemli
Simenew Melaku
David Shamaki
Yusuf Woma
Yiltawe Wungak
Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin
Ilse Zutt
Berend-Jan Bosch
Bart L. Haagmans
Marion P.G. Koopmans
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 8, Pp 1370-1374 (2014)
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.
Abstract: We found serologic evidence for the circulation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among dromedary camels in Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia. Circulation of the virus among dromedaries across broad areas of Africa may indicate that this disease is currently underdiagnosed in humans outside the Arabian Peninsula.