Abstract
Although seroprevalence of Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome is high among camels in Africa, researchers have not detected zoonotic transmission in Kenya. We followed a cohort of 262 camel handlers in Kenya during April 2018–March 2020. We report PCR-confirmed Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome in 3 asymptomatic handlers.
Highlights
Seroprevalence of Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome is high among camels in Africa, researchers have not detected zoonotic transmission in Kenya
Infection is widespread among dromedary camels, zoonotic transmission from camels to humans is sporadic, and disease prevalence among
To determine whether MERS-CoV infections occur in humans in a region with high seroprevalence among camels, we studied a cohort of 262 camel handlers in Kenya
Summary
Case 1 was in a woman 20 years of age who enrolled in June 2019 and had 9 monthly follow-up visits She participated in the study with 11 other members of the household, all of whom tested negative for MERS-CoV throughout the follow-up period. Case 3 was in a man 22 years of age who enrolled in May 2018 and had 12 monthly follow-up visits He participated in the study with 3 of his 9 household members; the participants in his household tested negative for MERS-CoV. None of them or their household members had respiratory illness before or after diagnosis
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