title: Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, Kenya, 1992-2013.
abstract: Dromedary camels are a putative source for human infections with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We showed that camels sampled in different regions in Kenya during 1992-2013 have antibodies against this virus. High densities of camel populations correlated with increased seropositivity and might be a factor in predicting long-term virus maintenance.
authors: Victor M
authors: VM
authors: Corman
authors: Joerg
authors: J
authors: Jores
authors: Benjamin
authors: B
authors: Meyer
authors: Mario
authors: M
authors: Younan
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Liljander
authors: Mohammed Y
authors: MY
authors: Said
authors: Ilona
authors: I
authors: Gluecks
authors: Erik
authors: E
authors: Lattwein
authors: Berend-Jan
authors: BJ
authors: Bosch
authors: Jan Felix
authors: JF
authors: Drexler
authors: Set
authors: S
authors: Bornstein
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Drosten
authors: Marcel A
authors: MA
authors: Müller
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000635:transmission; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D002162:Camelus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005843:Geography; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D011156:Population Density
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: Kenya; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; antibodies; coronavirus; dromedary camels; reservoir; seroprevalence; viruses; zoonoses