title: MERS coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in camels, Eastern Africa, 1983-1997.
abstract: To analyze the distribution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)-seropositive dromedary camels in eastern Africa, we tested 189 archived serum samples accumulated during the past 30 years. We identified MERS-CoV neutralizing antibodies in 81.0% of samples from the main camel-exporting countries, Sudan and Somalia, suggesting long-term virus circulation in these animals.
authors.forename: Marcel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Victor Max
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Corman
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jores
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Younan
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liljander
authors.forename: Berend-Jan
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lattwein
authors.forename: Mosaad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hilali
authors.forename: Bakri E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Musa
authors.forename: Set
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bornstein
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drosten
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D002162:Camelus / Q000821:virology*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing; D000914:Antibodies, Viral