title: Prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates.
abstract: High seroprevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels has been previously reported in United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, the molecular detection of the virus has never been reported before in UAE. Of the 7,803 nasal swabs tested in the epidemiological survey, MERS-CoV nucleic acid was detected by real-time PCR in a total of 126 (1.6 %) camels. Positive camels were detected at the borders with Saudi Arabia and Oman and in camels' slaughter houses. MERS-CoV partial sequences obtained from UAE camels were clustering with human- and camel-derived MERS-CoV sequences in the same geographic area. Results provide further evidence of MERS-CoV zoonosis.
authors: Veterinary Laboratories Division, Animal Wealth Sector, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Mohammed F
authors: MF
authors: Yusof
authors: Yassir M
authors: YM
authors: Eltahir
authors: Wissam S
authors: WS
authors: Serhan
authors: Farouk M
authors: FM
authors: Hashem
authors: Elsaeid A
authors: EA
authors: Elsayed
authors: Bahaaeldin A
authors: BA
authors: Marzoug
authors: Assem Si
authors: AS
authors: Abdelazim
authors: Oum Keltoum A
authors: OK
authors: Bensalah
authors: Salama S
authors: SS
authors: Al Muhairi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000821:virology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
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