Presence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibodies in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide, cross-sectional, serological study

Scientific evidence suggests that dromedary camels are the intermediary host for the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). However, the actual number of infections in people who have had contact with camels is unknown and most index patients cannot recall any such contact. We aime...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet infectious diseases Jg. 15; H. 5; S. 559 - 564
Hauptverfasser:	Müller, Marcel A, Meyer, Benjamin, Corman, Victor M, Al-Masri, Malak, Turkestani, Abdulhafeez, Ritz, Daniel, Sieberg, Andrea, Aldabbagh, Souhaib, Bosch, Berend-J, Lattwein, Erik, Alhakeem, Raafat F, Assiri, Abdullah M, Albarrak, Ali M, Al-Shangiti, Ali M, Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A, Wikramaratna, Paul, Alrabeeah, Abdullah A, Drosten, Christian, Memish, Ziad A
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2015 Elsevier Limited
Schlagworte:	Abattoirs Adolescent Adult Age Aged Animal Husbandry Animals Antibodies, Viral - blood Camelus - virology Consent Coronavirus Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - transmission Coronavirus Infections - virology Cross-Sectional Studies Dilution Epidemiology Female Health surveillance Households Humans Infections Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Laboratories Male Middle Aged Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus - immunology Occupational exposure Occupations Population Prevalence Public health Respiratory diseases Saudi Arabia - epidemiology Seroepidemiologic Studies Studies Saudi Arabia Middle East ISW, Saudi Arabia
ISSN:	1473-3099, 1474-4457, 1474-4457
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