These authors contributed equally to this work.
Euro Surveill. 2013 Dec 12;18(50):20659. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.50.20659.
In Saudi Arabia, including regions of Riyadh and Al Ahsa, pseudoparticle neutralisation (ppNT) and microneutralisation (MNT) tests detected no antibodies to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in sheep (n= 100), goats (n= 45), cattle (n= 50) and chickens (n= 240). Dromedary camels however, had a high prevalence of MERS-CoV antibodies. Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) infected sera from cattle had no cross-reactivity in MERS-CoV ppNT or MNT, while many dromedary camels’ sera reacted to both BCoV and MERS-CoV. Some nevertheless displayed specific serologic reaction profiles to MERS-CoV.
在沙特阿拉伯,包括利雅得和艾卜哈地区在内,进行的假病毒中和(ppNT)和微量中和(MNT)检测并未在绵羊(n=100)、山羊(n=45)、牛(n=50)和鸡(n=240)中检测到中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒(MERS-CoV)抗体。然而,单峰骆驼的 MERS-CoV 抗体阳性率很高。牛冠状病毒(BCoV)感染牛血清在 MERS-CoV ppNT 或 MNT 中无交叉反应,而许多单峰骆驼血清既与 BCoV 又与 MERS-CoV 反应。然而,有些血清仍表现出针对 MERS-CoV 的特异性血清学反应谱。