title: Occupational Exposure to Dromedaries and Risk for MERS-CoV Infection, Qatar, 2013-2014.
abstract: We determined the presence of neutralizing antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in persons in Qatar with and without dromedary contact. Antibodies were only detected in those with contact, suggesting dromedary exposure as a risk factor for infection. Findings also showed evidence for substantial underestimation of the infection in populations at risk in Qatar.
authors.forename: Chantal B E M
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Reusken
authors.forename: Elmoubasher A B A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Farag
authors.forename: Bart L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Haagmans
authors.forename: Khaled A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mohran
authors.forename: Gert-Jan
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Godeke
authors.forename: Stalin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.forename: Farhoud
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alhajri
authors.forename: Salih A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Al-Marri
authors.forename: Hamad E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Al-Romaihi
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Thani
authors.forename: Berend-Jan
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: Annemiek A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: van der Eijk
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: El-Sayed
authors.forename: Adel K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Molawi
authors.forename: Marcel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Syed K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pasha
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drosten
authors.forename: Mohd M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: AlHajri
authors.forename: Marion P G
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Koopmans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002162:Camelus / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011780:Qatar / Q000453:epidemiology; D012306:Risk; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: MERS; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Qatar; camels; contact; coronavirus; dromedaries; epidemiology; exposure; infectious; risk; transmission; viruses; zoonoses