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Article: Lack of serological evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in virus exposed camel abattoir workers in Nigeria, 2016

TitleLack of serological evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in virus exposed camel abattoir workers in Nigeria, 2016
Authors
Issue Date2018
PublisherEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.eurosurveillance.org/Public/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx
Citation
Eurosurveillance, 2018, v. 23 n. 32, p. pii=1800175 How to Cite?
AbstractBackgroundMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic threat of global public health concern and dromedary camels are the source of zoonotic infection. Although MERS-CoV is enzootic in dromedaries in Africa as well as the Middle East, zoonotic disease has not been reported in Africa. Methods: In an abattoir in Kano, Nigeria, we tested nasal swabs from camels and investigated 261 humans with repeated occupational exposure to camels, many of whom also reported drinking fresh camel milk (n = 138) or urine (n = 94) or using camel urine for medicinal purposes (n = 96). Results: Weekly MERS-CoV RNA detection in January-February 2016 ranged from 0-8.4% of camels sampled. None of the abattoir workers with exposure to camels had evidence of neutralising antibody to MERS-CoV. Conclusion: There is a need for more studies to investigate whether or not zoonotic transmission of MERS-CoV does take place in Africa.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/263292
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dc.contributor.authorSO, TY-
dc.contributor.authorPerera, RAPM-
dc.contributor.authorOladipo, JO-
dc.contributor.authorChu, KW-
dc.contributor.authorKuranga, SA-
dc.contributor.authorChan, KH-
dc.contributor.authorLau, EHY-
dc.contributor.authorCheng, MS-
dc.contributor.authorPoon, LML-
dc.contributor.authorWebby, RJ-
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, JSM-
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-22T07:36:33Z-
dc.date.available2018-10-22T07:36:33Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.citationEurosurveillance, 2018, v. 23 n. 32, p. pii=1800175-
dc.identifier.issn1025-496X-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/263292-
dc.description.abstractBackgroundMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic threat of global public health concern and dromedary camels are the source of zoonotic infection. Although MERS-CoV is enzootic in dromedaries in Africa as well as the Middle East, zoonotic disease has not been reported in Africa. Methods: In an abattoir in Kano, Nigeria, we tested nasal swabs from camels and investigated 261 humans with repeated occupational exposure to camels, many of whom also reported drinking fresh camel milk (n = 138) or urine (n = 94) or using camel urine for medicinal purposes (n = 96). Results: Weekly MERS-CoV RNA detection in January-February 2016 ranged from 0-8.4% of camels sampled. None of the abattoir workers with exposure to camels had evidence of neutralising antibody to MERS-CoV. Conclusion: There is a need for more studies to investigate whether or not zoonotic transmission of MERS-CoV does take place in Africa.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.eurosurveillance.org/Public/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx-
dc.relation.ispartofEurosurveillance-
dc.rightsEurosurveillance. Copyright © European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.-
dc.titleLack of serological evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in virus exposed camel abattoir workers in Nigeria, 2016-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailPerera, RAPM: mahenp@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChu, KW: dkwchu@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChan, KH: ra98466@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLau, EHY: ehylau@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailCheng, MS: samuelms@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailPoon, LML: llmpoon@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailPeiris, JSM: malik@hkucc.hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.authorityPeiris, JSM=rp00410-
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dc.identifier.doi10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.32.1800175-
dc.identifier.pmid30107872-
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dc.identifier.hkuros293578-
dc.identifier.volume23-
dc.identifier.issue32-
dc.identifier.spagepii=1800175-
dc.identifier.epagepii=1800175-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000441180100004-
dc.publisher.placeSweden-
dc.identifier.issnl1025-496X-

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