title: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels in Nigeria, 2015.
abstract: Evidence of current and past Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in dromedary camels slaughtered at an abattoir in Kano, Nigeria in January 2015, was sought by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and serology. MERS-CoV RNA was detected in 14 (11%) of 132 nasal swabs and antibody in 126 (96%) of 131 serum samples. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrate that the viruses in Nigeria are genetically distinct from those reported in the Arabian peninsula.
authors.affiliation: These authors contributed equally to the work.
authors.forename: Daniel K W
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Jamiu O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Oladipo
authors.forename: Ranawaka A P M
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.forename: Sulaiman A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kuranga
authors.forename: Samuel M S
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Leo L M
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Malik
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peiris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000821:virology*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Middle East respiratory syndrome - MERS; PCR; coronavirus; dromedary; phylogenetics; serology