Author/Authors
azaouzi, z. manouba university - national school of veterinary medicine - department of clinical sciences, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia , jemli, m.h. manouba university - national school of veterinary medicine - department of clinical sciences, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia , messadi, l. manouba university - national school of veterinary medicine - department of clinical sciences, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia , zaouia, i. directorate of basic health care of tunisia, Tunisia , kacem, m.a. ben hadj charles nicolle hospital in tunisia - microbiology laboratory, Tunisia
Title Of Article
Molecular detection of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Tunisian dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius)
شماره ركورد
39653
Abstract
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was identified in humans in 2012. Dromedary camels were considered as the major reservoir of the virus throw several studies. Tunisian dromedary camels were implicated in a serological survey and a seropositivity reaching 100% was observed among some of them. Therefore, more investigations are necessary to look for the current infection situation. In this study, we aimed to detect the MERS-CoV virus in our camels by molecular technics. Blood and nasal swabs samples from 64 dromedary camels from 4 Tunisian provinces were collected during June 2014 and April 2015. All the animals tested negative by real time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR). These findings could not confirm the absence of MERS-CoV active shading among the Tunisian camel population and more researches should be carried on to survey dromedary camels in Tunisia and its neighboring countries.
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260
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) , Camels , Tunisia , RT , PCR , animal surveillance , Coronavirus(CoVs) , molecular detection
JournalTitle
Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires
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264
JournalTitle
Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires
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