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Cross-sectional surveillance of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels and other mammals in Egypt, August 2015 to January 2016.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 16 Mar 2017
Ali Mohamed, El-Shesheny Rabeh, Kandeil Ahmed, Shehata Mahmoud, Elsokary Basma, Gomaa Mokhtar, Hassan Naglaa, El Sayed Ahmed, El-Taweel Ahmed, Sobhy Heba, Fasina Folorunso Oludayo, Dauphin Gwenaelle, El Masry Ihab, Wolde Abebe Wossene, Daszak Peter, Miller Maureen, VonDobschuetz Sophie, Morzaria Subhash, Lubroth Juan, Makonnen Yilma Jobre
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A cross-sectional study was conducted in Egypt to determine the prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in imported and resident camels and bats, as well as to assess possible transmission of the virus to domestic ruminants and equines. A total of 1,031 sera, 1,078 nasal swabs, 13 rectal swabs, and 38 milk samples were collected from 1,078 camels in different types of sites. In...
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