Free-roaming camels, especially those crossing national borders, pose a high risk for spreading Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To prevent outbreaks, active surveillance is necessary. We found that a high percentage of dromedaries in Tunisia are MERS-CoV seropositive (80.4%) or actively infected (19.8%), indicating extensive MERS-CoV circulation in Northern Africa.
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【저자키워드】 viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, Seroprevalence, MERS-CoV, Tunisia, phylogenetic analyses, dromedary camels, North Africa, Middle East respiratory coronavirus,Camelus dromedarius , 【초록키워드】 Outbreaks, Active surveillance, circulation, seropositive, Middle East, high risk, respiratory syndrome coronavirus, National, Prevent, 【제목키워드】 respiratory, Middle East, Dromedary,
【저자키워드】 viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, Seroprevalence, MERS-CoV, Tunisia, phylogenetic analyses, dromedary camels, North Africa, Middle East respiratory coronavirus,