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SUBMITTER: Khudhair A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478233 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khudhair Ahmed A Killerby Marie E ME Al Mulla Mariam M Abou Elkheir Kheir K Ternanni Wassim W Bandar Zyad Z Weber Stefan S Khoury Mary M Donnelly George G Al Muhairi Salama S Khalafalla Abdelmalik I AI Trivedi Suvang S Tamin Azaibi A Thornburg Natalie J NJ Watson John T JT Gerber Susan I SI Al Hosani Farida F Hall Aron J AJ
Emerging infectious diseases 20190501 5
Camel contact is a recognized risk factor for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. Because specific camel exposures associated with MERS-CoV seropositivity are not fully understood, we investigated worker-camel interactions and MERS-CoV seroprevalence. We assessed worker seroprevalence in 2 slaughterhouses and 1 live-animal market in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, during 2014-2017 and administered an epidemiologic survey in 2016 and 2017. Across 3 sampling rounds ...[more]