http://socictopen.socict.org/files/original/3d3b13f2302322902cf486250992f1cd.pdf b840071cc696181bdefabc394351e17e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Dromedary Camels in Africa and Middle East Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ahmed Kandeil, Mokhtar Gomaa, Ahmed Nageh, Mahmoud M. Shehata, Ahmed E. Kayed, Jamal S M Sabir, Awatef Abiadh, Jamel Jrijer, Zuhair Amr, Mounir AbiSaid, Denis K. Byarugaba, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Titus Tugume, Nadira S. Mohamed, Roba Attar, Sabah M. Hassan, Sabah Abdulaziz Linjawi, Yassmin Moatassim, Omnia Kutkat, Sara Mahmoud, Ola Bagato, Noura M. Abo Shama, Rabeh El Shesheny, Ahmed Mostafa, Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera, Daniel K.W. Chu, Nagla Hassan, Basma Elsokary, Ahmed Saad, Heba Sobhy, Ihab El-Masry, Pamela P. McKenzie, Richard J. Webby, Malik Peiris, Yilma J. Makonnen, Mohamed A. Ali, Ghazi Kayali Description An account of the resource Dromedary camels are the natural reservoirs of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Camels are mostly bred in East African countries then exported into Africa and Middle East for consumption. To understand the distribution of MERS-CoV among camels in North Africa and the Middle East, we conducted surveillance in Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia, Uganda, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. We also performed longitudinal studies of three camel herds in Egypt and Jordan to elucidate MERS-CoV infection and transmission. Between 2016 and 2018, a total of 4027 nasal swabs and 3267 serum samples were collected from all countries. Real- time PCR revealed that MERS-CoV RNA was detected in nasal swab samples from Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia. Microneutralization assay showed that antibodies were detected in all countries. Positive PCR samples were partially sequenced, and a phylogenetic tree was built. The tree suggested that all sequences are of clade C and sequences from camels in Egypt formed a separate group from previously published sequences. Longitudinal studies showed high seroprevalence in adult camels. These results indicate the widespread distribution of the virus in camels. A systematic active surveillance and longitudinal studies for MERS-CoV are needed to understand the epidemiology of the disease and dynamics of viral infection. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Subject The topic of the resource MERS coronavirus, Surveillance, virus infection, Epidemiology, virus transmission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.3390/v11080717 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Viruses Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available MDPI AG Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Microbiology Language A language of the resource EN