Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA and neutralising antibodies in milk collected according to local customs from dromedary camels, Qatar, April 2014

Chantal Reusken; EA Farag; Marcel Jonges; GJ Godeke; AM El-Sayed; Suzan Pas; Stalinraj Victor; KA Mohran; HA Moussa; H Ghobashy; F Alhajri; AK Ibrahim; BJ (Berend Jan) Bosch; SK Pasha; HE Al-Romaihi; M Al-Thani; SA Al-Marri; MM AlHajri; Bart Haagmans; Marion Koopmans

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA and neutralising antibodies in milk collected according to local customs from dromedary camels, Qatar, April 2014

Chantal Reusken, EA Farag, Marcel Jonges, GJ Godeke, AM El-Sayed, Suzan Pas, Stalinraj Victor, KA Mohran, HA Moussa, H Ghobashy, F Alhajri, AK Ibrahim, BJ (Berend Jan) Bosch, SK Pasha, HE Al-Romaihi, M Al-Thani, SA Al-Marri, MM AlHajri, Bart Haagmans, Marion Koopmans

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Abstract

Antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) were detected in serum and milk collected according to local customs from 33 camels in Qatar, April 2014. At one location, evidence for active virus shedding in nasal secretions and/or faeces was observed for 7/12 camels; viral RNA was detected in milk of five of these seven camels. The presence of MERS-CoV RNA in milk of camels actively shedding the virus warrants measures to prevent putative food-borne transmission of MERS-CoV.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	8-12
Number of pages	5
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	19
Issue number	23
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Reusken, C., Farag, EA., Jonges, M., Godeke, GJ., El-Sayed, AM., Pas, S., Victor, S., Mohran, KA., Moussa, HA., Ghobashy, H., Alhajri, F., Ibrahim, AK., Bosch, BJ., Pasha, SK., Al-Romaihi, HE., Al-Thani, M., Al-Marri, SA., AlHajri, MM., Haagmans, B., & Koopmans, M. (2014). Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA and neutralising antibodies in milk collected according to local customs from dromedary camels, Qatar, April 2014. Eurosurveillance, 19(23), 8-12.

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