Selected article for: "dromedary camel and MERS cov"

Author: Crameri, Gary; Durr, Peter A.; Barr, Jennifer; Yu, Meng; Graham, Kerryne; Williams, Owen J.; Kayali, Ghazi; Smith, David; Peiris, Malik; Mackenzie, John S.; Wang, Lin-Fa
Title: Absence of MERS-CoV antibodies in feral camels in Australia: Implications for the pathogen's origin and spread
  • Document date: 2015_11_2
  • ID: yxtepbta_3
    Snippet: In this context, it was hypothesized that examining the serological status of Australian camels may help elucidate when MERS-CoV entered the camel population. Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) were introduced into Australia from the mid-19th century to assist with exploration and development of the arid centre of the continent [17] . Between 1840 and 1907 many thousands of camels were imported into Australia, into an area ranging from Centra.....
    Document: In this context, it was hypothesized that examining the serological status of Australian camels may help elucidate when MERS-CoV entered the camel population. Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) were introduced into Australia from the mid-19th century to assist with exploration and development of the arid centre of the continent [17] . Between 1840 and 1907 many thousands of camels were imported into Australia, into an area ranging from Central Australia to the De Grey River in Western Australia. As rail services extended north to Alice Springs in Central Australia in 1929, and with the subsequent growth of motor transport, many working camels were turned loose and their feral progeny were able to survive and breed in the desert.

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