High Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus in Young Dromedary Camels in Jordan
- Van Doremalen, N
- Hijazeen, Z S
- Holloway, P M
- Al Omari, B
- McDowell, C
- Adney, D
- Talafna, H A
- Guitian, J
- Steel, J
- Amarin, N
- Tibbo, M
- Abu-Basha, E
- Al-Majali, A M
- Munster, V J
- Richt, J A
Publication date
February 2017
DOI Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert Inc ISSN
1530-3667 Citation count (estimate)
4Abstract
Prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was determined in 45 dromedary camels from two geographically separated herds in Jordan. Virus shedding was only detected in swabs obtained from the respiratory tract and primarily observed in camels younger than 3 years. MERS-CoV seroprevalence increased with age of camels. Bovine and sheep sera were seronegative. Phylogenetic analysis of partial S2 clustered the Jordanian MERS-CoV strains with contemporary MERS-CoV strains associated with nosocomial outbreaks
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