Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibody reactors among camels in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2005

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 105-108

  Alexandersen, S ^a   Kobinger, G P ^a   Soule, G ^a   Wernery, U ^b  

^a Public Health Agency of Canada   (Canada)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Camels; Coronavirus; Dromedaries; Middle East; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; CORONAVIRUS; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAMEL; CORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DROMEDARY; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE EAST; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SHEEP; SYNDROME; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIROLOGY;

ANTIBODIES; CAMELS; CORONAVIRUS; DROMEDARIES; MIDDLE EAST; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CAMELS; CORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HORSES; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE EAST; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SHEEP; SYNDROME; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84897652317     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12212     Document Type: Article

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