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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA and neutralising antibodies in milk collected according to local customs from dromedary camels, Qatar, April 2014.
C B Reusken
1 ,
E A Farag ,
M Jonges ,
G J Godeke ,
A M El-Sayed ,
S D Pas ,
V S Raj ,
K A Mohran ,
H A Moussa ,
H Ghobashy ,
F Alhajri ,
A K Ibrahim ,
B J Bosch ,
S K Pasha ,
H E Al-Romaihi ,
M Al-Thani ,
S A Al-Marri ,
M M AlHajri ,
B L Haagmans ,
M P Koopmans
Jun 12 2014
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Abstract
Antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) were detected in serum and milk collected according to local customs from 33 camels in Qatar, April 2014. At one location, evidence for active virus shedding in nasal secretions and/or faeces was observed for 7/12 camels; viral RNA was detected in milk of five of these seven camels. The presence of MERS-CoV RNA in milk of camels actively shedding the virus warrants measures to prevent putative food-borne transmission of MERS-CoV.