Acute middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in livestock Dromedaries, Dubai, 2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jun;21(6):1019-22. doi: 10.3201/eid2106.150038.

Abstract

Camels carry Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, but little is known about infection age or prevalence. We studied >800 dromedaries of all ages and 15 mother-calf pairs. This syndrome constitutes an acute, epidemic, and time-limited infection in camels <4 years of age, particularly calves. Delayed social separation of calves might reduce human infection risk.

Keywords: Dubai; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; camels; coronavirus; dromedaries; livestock; transmission; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Animal Diseases / history
  • Animal Diseases / virology*
  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Genome, Viral
  • History, 21st Century
  • Livestock / virology*
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / classification*
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / genetics
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / isolation & purification
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny
  • Serogroup
  • United Arab Emirates / epidemiology