Human-Dromedary Camel Interactions and the Risk of Acquiring Zoonotic Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-9

  Gossner, C ^a,b   Danielson, N ^a   Gervelmeyer, A ^c   Berthe, F ^c   Faye, B ^d   Kaasik Aaslav, K ^a   Adlhoch, C ^a   Zeller, H ^a   Penttinen, P ^a   Coulombier, D ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^d CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Camels; Coronavirus; MERS CoV; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DROMEDARY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FOMITE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; URBANIZATION; WEANING; ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CAMEL; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; MALE; MAP; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSES;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CAMELUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE VECTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAPS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; RISK FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84953838128     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12171     Document Type: Article

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