TY - JOUR
T1 - Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels, Oman, 2013
AU - Nowotny, N.
AU - Kolodziejek, J.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - A countrywide survey in Oman revealed Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) nucleic acid in five of 76 dromedary camels. Camel-derived MERS-CoV sequences (3,754 nucleotides assembled from partial sequences of the open reading frame (ORF)1a, spike, and ORF4b genes) from Oman and Qatar were slightly different from each other, but closely related to human MERS-CoV sequences from the same geographical areas, suggesting local zoonotic transmission. High viral loads in nasal and conjunctival swabs suggest possible transmission by the respiratory route.
AB - A countrywide survey in Oman revealed Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) nucleic acid in five of 76 dromedary camels. Camel-derived MERS-CoV sequences (3,754 nucleotides assembled from partial sequences of the open reading frame (ORF)1a, spike, and ORF4b genes) from Oman and Qatar were slightly different from each other, but closely related to human MERS-CoV sequences from the same geographical areas, suggesting local zoonotic transmission. High viral loads in nasal and conjunctival swabs suggest possible transmission by the respiratory route.
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U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.16.20781
DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.16.20781
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84899657573
SN - 1560-7917
VL - 19
JO - Eurosurveillance
JF - Eurosurveillance
IS - 16
ER -