The sample of choice for detecting Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in asymptomatic dromedary camels using real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 905-911

  Mohran, K A ^a,f   Farag, E A B A ^b   Reusken, C B E M ^c   Raj, V S ^c   Lamers, M M ^c   Pas, S D ^c   Voermans, J ^c   Smits, S L ^c   AlHajri, M M ^b   Alhajri, F ^a   Al Romaihi, H E ^b   Ghobashy, H ^a   El Maghraby, M M ^a   Al Dhahiry, S H S ^d   Al Mawlawi, N ^d   El Sayed, A M ^b   Al Thani, M ^b   Al Marri, S A ^b   Haagmans, B L ^c   Koopmans, M P G ^c,e  

^a Ministry of Environment   (Qatar)

^b Supreme Council of Health   (Qatar)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^f ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Camel; Coronavirus; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Mucosal swab; Real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

AGE; ANIMAL; CAMEL; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MOUTH; NOSE MUCOSA; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QATAR; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CAMELUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MOUTH; NASAL MUCOSA; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QATAR; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 85017135451     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.35.3.2578     Document Type: Article

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