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

doi:10.1089/vbz.2016.2062

Authors

N Van Doremalen

Z S Hijazeen

P M Holloway

B Al Omari

C McDowell

D Adney

H A Talafna

J Guitian

J Steel

N Amarin

M Tibbo

E Abu-Basha

A M Al-Majali

V J Munster

J A Richt

Abstract

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.

Citation

Van Doremalen, N., Hijazeen, Z. S., Holloway, P. M., Al Omari, B., McDowell, C., Adney, D., …Richt, J. A. (2017). High Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus in Young Dromedary Camels in Jordan. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 17(2), 155-159. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2016.2062

Journal Article Type	Other
Acceptance Date	Jan 1, 2017
Publication Date	Feb 1, 2017
Deposit Date	Jun 19, 2018
Journal	VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
Print ISSN	1530-3667
Publisher	Mary Ann Liebert
Volume	17
Issue	2
Pages	155-159
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2016.2062
Public URL	https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1393632
Publisher URL	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28009529