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First evidence of zoonotic spillover of MERS-CoV into occupationally exposed populations in Somalia

2026-03-23

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Dromedary camels are the main reservoir for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a re-emerging infectious disease with pandemic potential. Somalia harbours approximately 32% of dromedary camels globally. We investigated current and past MERS-CoV infections among occupationally-exposed workers in slaughterhouses, dairy farms, livestock markets and a quarantine station. Sera and nasopharyngeal/or...

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Literature Corpus work: 5eca2380-c261-5c45-89b9-a26959f8d856
DOI: 10.64898/2026.03.17.26348312

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