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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic threat of global public health concern and dromedary camels are the source of zoonotic infection. Although MERS-CoV is enzootic in dromedaries in Africa as well as the Middle East, zoonotic disease has not been reported in Africa. : In an abattoir in Kano, Nigeria, we tested nasal swabs from camels and investigated 261 humans with repeated occupational exposure to camels, many of whom also reported drinking fresh camel milk (n = 138) or urine (n = 94) or using camel urine for medicinal purposes (n = 96). : Weekly MERS-CoV RNA detection in January–February 2016 ranged from 0–8.4% of camels sampled. None of the abattoir workers with exposure to camels had evidence of neutralising antibody to MERS-CoV. : There is a need for more studies to investigate whether or not zoonotic transmission of MERS-CoV does take place in Africa.

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Lack of serological evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in virus exposed camel abattoir workers in Nigeria, 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Ray+TY+So&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">So Ray TY</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ranawaka+APM+Perera&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Perera Ranawaka APM</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jamiu+O+Oladipo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Oladipo Jamiu O</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Daniel+KW+Chu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Chu Daniel KW</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sulyman+A+Kuranga&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kuranga Sulyman A</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Kin-ho+Chan&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Chan Kin-ho</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eric+HY+Lau&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lau Eric HY</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Samuel+MS+Cheng&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cheng Samuel MS</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Leo+LM+Poon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Poon Leo LM</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Richard+J+Webby&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Webby Richard J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Malik+Peiris&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Peiris Malik</a></span>. Lack of serological evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in virus exposed camel abattoir workers in Nigeria, 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2018;23(32):pii=1800175. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.32.1800175" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.32.1800175</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 08 Apr 2018;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 28 Jun 2018 </span> </p>
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