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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus seroprevalence in domestic livestock in Saudi Arabia, 2010 to 2013

Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: In Saudi Arabia, including regions of Riyadh and Al Ahsa, pseudoparticle neutralisation (ppNT) and microneutralisation (MNT) tests detected no antibodies to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in sheep (n= 100), goats (n= 45), cattle (n= 50) and chickens (n= 240). Dromedary camels however, had a high prevalence of MERS-CoV antibodies. Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) infected sera from cattle had no cross-reactivity in MERS-CoV ppNT or MNT, while many dromedary camels’ sera reacted to both BCoV and MERS-CoV. Some nevertheless displayed specific serologic reaction profiles to MERS-CoV.
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.50.20659
Authors: M G Hemida, R A Perera, P Wang, M A Alhammadi, L Y Siu, M Li, L L Poon, L Saif, A Alnaeem, M Peiris
Institutions: Kafrelsheikh University, King Faisal University, University of Hong Kong, Chinese Academy of Sciences, The University of Tokyo, The Ohio State University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1998201250
FWCI: 20.86
Cites: 9
Cited by: 253
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