MERS-CoV antibodies in humans, Africa, 2013–2014
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Liljander, A., Meyer, B., Jores, J., Müller, M.A., Lattwein, E., Njeru, I., Bett, B., Drosten, C. and Corman, V.M. 2016. MERS-CoV antibodies in humans, Africa, 2013–2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases 22(6).
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Dromedaries in Africa and elsewhere carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To search for evidence of autochthonous MERS-CoV infection in humans, we tested archived serum from livestock handlers in Kenya for MERS-CoV antibodies. Serologic evidence of infection was confirmed for 2 persons sampled in 2013 and 2014.
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Anne Liljander https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7543-5493
Joerg Jores https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3790-5746
Bernard Bett https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9376-2941
Joerg Jores https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3790-5746
Bernard Bett https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9376-2941