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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (14): Israel, animal reservoir, camelids

MERS -- IsraelWe present the 1st serological and molecular survey for MERS-CoV infection among Israeli camelids, from 2012 to 2017. Camels showed an average MERS-CoV seroprevalence of 60.6 percent between 2012-2017 by VNT and an average seroprevalence of 62.9 percent by ELISA between 2015-2017, without any detection of viral RNA in the nasal swabs of the 540 camels. The presence of virus-specific neutralizing antibodies suggests that Israeli camels were exposed to MERS-CoV in the past. The VNT assay Read more [...]