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. 2017 Mar;23(3):550-551.
doi: 10.3201/eid2303.161285.

Serologic Evidence for MERS-CoV Infection in Dromedary Camels, Punjab, Pakistan, 2012-2015

Muhammad Saqib, Andrea Sieberg, Muhammad Hammad Hussain, Muhammad Khalid Mansoor, Ali Zohaib, Erik Lattwein, Marcel Alexander Müller, Christian Drosten, Victor Max Corman

Serologic Evidence for MERS-CoV Infection in Dromedary Camels, Punjab, Pakistan, 2012-2015

Muhammad Saqib et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

Dromedary camels from Africa and Arabia are an established source for zoonotic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection among humans. In Pakistan, we found specific neutralizing antibodies in samples from 39.5% of 565 dromedaries, documenting significant expansion of the enzootic range of MERS-CoV to Asia.

Keywords: Africa; Asia; Bactrian; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome; One Health; Pakistan; RNA viruses; animal reservoir; antimicrobial resistance; camels; coronavirus; dromedary; livestock; neutralizing antibodies; serology; viruses; zoonoses.

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