Mers coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in camels, eastern Africa, 1983–1997
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 20, No. 12, Year 2014
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To analyze the distribution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)–seropositive dromedary camels in eastern Africa, we tested 189 archived serum samples accumulated during the past 30 years. We identified MERS-CoV neutralizing antibodies in 81.0% of samples from the main camel-exporting countries, Sudan and Somalia, suggesting long-term virus circulation in these animals.