title: Asymptomatic MERS-CoV Infection in Humans Possibly Linked to Infected Dromedaries Imported from Oman to United Arab Emirates, May 2015.
abstract: In May 2015 in United Arab Emirates, asymptomatic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection was identified through active case finding in 2 men with exposure to infected dromedaries. Epidemiologic and virologic findings suggested zoonotic transmission. Genetic sequences for viruses from the men and camels were similar to those for viruses recently detected in other countries.
authors.forename: Zulaikha M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Al Hammadi
authors.forename: Daniel K W
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Yassir M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Eltahir
authors.forename: Farida
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al Hosani
authors.forename: Mariam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Mulla
authors.forename: Wasim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tarnini
authors.forename: Aron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Ranawaka A P M
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.forename: Mohamed M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abdelkhalek
authors.forename: J S M
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Peiris
authors.forename: Salama S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Al Muhairi
authors.forename: Leo L M
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Poon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D058345:Asymptomatic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002162:Camelus / Q000097:blood / Q000821:virology; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009850:Oman / Q000453:epidemiology; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: MERS; MERS-COV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Oman; United Arab Emirates; asymptomatic infection; camels; coronavirus; dromedaries; epidemiology; humans; transmission; viruses; zoonoses