Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a highly contagious disease caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae that affects goats in Africa and Asia. Current available methods for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma infection, including cultivation, serological assays, and PCR, are time-...
Dromedary camels are a putative source for human infections with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We showed that camels sampled in different regions in Kenya during 1992–2013 have antibodies against this virus. High densities of camel populations correlated with increased seropositiv...
Corman, V.M.
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Jores, Joerg
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Meyer, B.
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Younan, M.
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Liljander, Anne M.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Gluecks, Ilona V.
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Lattwein, E.
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Bosch, B.J.
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Drexler, J.F.
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Bornstein, S.
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Drosten, C.
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Maller, M.A.
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[Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, Kenya, 1992 - 2013]
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Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, Kenya, 1992 - 2013
The four human coronaviruses (HCoVs) are globally endemic respiratory pathogens. The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (CoV) is an emerging CoV with a known zoonotic source in dromedary camels. Little is known about the origins of endemic HCoVs. Studying these viruses’ evolution...
Corman, V.M.
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Eckerle, I.
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Memish, Z.A.
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Liljander, Anne M.
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Dijkman, R.
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Jonsdottir, H.
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Ngeiywa, K.J.Z.J.
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Kamau, E.
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Younan, M.
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Al Masri, M.
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Assiri, A.
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Gluecks, Ilona V.
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Musa, B.E.
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Meyer, B.
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Müller, M.A.
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Hilali, M.
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Bornstein, S.
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Wernery, U.
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Thiel, V.
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Jores, Joerg
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Drexler, J.F.
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Drosten, C.
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[Link of a ubiquitous human coronavirus to dromedary camels]
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Link of a ubiquitous human coronavirus to dromedary camels
A new hepatitis E virus (HEV-7) was recently found in dromedaries and 1 human from the United Arab Emirates. We screened 2,438 dromedary samples from Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and 4 African countries. HEV-7 is long established, diversified and geographically widespread. Dromedaries may ...
Rasche, A.
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Saqib, M.
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Liljander, Anne M.
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Bornstein, S.
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Zohaib, A.
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Renneker, S.
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Steinhagen, K.
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Wernery, R.
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Younan, M.
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Gluecks, Ilona V.
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Hilali, M.
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Musa, B.E.
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Jores, Joerg
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Wernery, U.
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Drexer, J.F.
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Drosten, C.
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Corman, V.M.
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[Hepatitis E virus infection in dromedaries, North and East Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan, 1983–2015]
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Hepatitis E virus infection in dromedaries, North and East Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan, 1983–2015
Camels are the most valuable livestock species in the Horn of Africa and play a pivotal role in the nutritional sustainability for millions of people. Their health status is therefore of utmost importance for the people living in this region. Streptococcus agalactiae, a Group B Streptococcus (GBS...
Fischer, A.
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Liljander, Anne M.
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Kaspar, H.
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Muriuki, C.
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Fuxelius, H.H.
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Bongcam-Rudloff, E.
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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Huber, C.A.
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Frey, J.
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Daubenberger, C.A.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Younan, M.
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Jores, Joerg
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[Camel Streptococcus agalactiae populations are associated with specific disease complexes and acquired the tetracycline resistance gene tetM via a Tn916-like element]
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Camel Streptococcus agalactiae populations are associated with specific disease complexes and acquired the tetracycline resistance gene tetM via a Tn916-like element
To analyze the distribution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)–seropositive dromedary camels in eastern Africa, we tested 189 archived serum samples accumulated during the past 30 years. We identified MERS-CoV neutralizing antibodies in 81.0% of samples from the main camel...
Muller, M.A.
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Corman, V.M.
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Jores, Joerg
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Meyer, B.
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Younan, M.
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Liljander, Anne M.
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Bosch, B.J.
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Lattwein, E.
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Hilali, M.
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Musa, B.E.
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Bornstein, S.
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Drosten, C.
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[MERS coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in camels, eastern Africa, 1983-1997]
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MERS coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in camels, eastern Africa, 1983-1997
Zubair, S.
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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Younan, M.
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Andersson, G.
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Tettelin, H.
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Riley, D.R.
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Jores, Joerg
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Bongcam-Rudloff, E.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Genome sequences of two pathogenic Streptococcus agalactiae isolates from the one-humped camel Camelus dromedarius]
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Genome sequences of two pathogenic Streptococcus agalactiae isolates from the one-humped camel Camelus dromedarius