Author: Azhar, Esam I.; Hashem, Anwar M.; El-Kafrawy, Sherif A.; Sohrab, Sayed Sartaj; Aburizaiza, Asad S.; Farraj, Suha A.; Hassan, Ahmed M.; Al-Saeed, Muneera S.; Jamjoom, Ghazi A.; Madani, Tariq A.
Title: Detection of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Genome in an Air Sample Originating from a Camel Barn Owned by an Infected Patient Document date: 2014_7_22
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Snippet: The shedding of MERS-CoV into the environment is supported by several reports, including report of the nosocomial infection of immunocompromised patients and the infection of those in close contact with patients, such as family members and health care workers (4-7). Furthermore, the detection of MERS-CoV-neutralizing antibodies and its genome in dromedary camels (8, (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) clearly suggest that these animals may play an important.....
Document: The shedding of MERS-CoV into the environment is supported by several reports, including report of the nosocomial infection of immunocompromised patients and the infection of those in close contact with patients, such as family members and health care workers (4-7). Furthermore, the detection of MERS-CoV-neutralizing antibodies and its genome in dromedary camels (8, (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) clearly suggest that these animals may play an important role in MERS-CoV transmission to humans. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the possible risk of airborne transmission of MERS-CoV, especially to personnel working directly with infected patients or animals. Our data suggest that camels may be a source of infectious MERS-CoV, which can be transmitted to humans within confined spaces. These results also suggest that air sampling might be a useful approach to investigate the role of the airborne transmission of MERS-CoV spread and shedding. Further studies are urgently needed to fully understand the role of camels in the transmission of MERS-CoV and whether airborne transmission plays a role in MERS-CoV spread in order to implement control and prevention measures to prevent the transmission of this deadly virus.
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