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

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., Talafna, H. A., Guitian, J., Steel, J., Amarin, N., Tibbo, M., Abu-Basha, E., Al-Majali, A. M., Munster, V. J., & 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
• Electronic ISSN: 1557-7759
• 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