Table 1.
RT-qPCR results of tick pools positive for MERS-CoV nucleic acid.
| Collection Date | Tick Species | Tick No. and Stages (M/F/nymph) * | Ct Tick Pools |
Ct Camel Nasal Swabs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 2019 | H. dromedarii | 2/0/0 | 35.3–37.9 | 32.8–37.4 |
| 28 April 2019 | H. dromedarii | 1/1/0 | 36.5–37.8 † | 30.3–34.2 † |
| 28 April 2019 | H. dromedarii | 1/1/0 | 34.8–36.7 † | 31.1–34.8 † |
| 28 April 2019 | H. dromedarii | 2/0/2 | 34.6–36.8 | 29.0–33.9 |
| 28 April 2019 | H. dromedarii | 2/0/0 | 36.4–37.7 | 34.6–36.1 |
| 12 October 2019 | H. dromedarii | 2/0/0 | 35.8–36.1 | 32.8–36.8 |
| 12 October 2019 | Hyalomma sp. | 1/0/0 | 36.5–37.1 | 33.2–38.5 |
| 12 October 2019 | H. dromedarii | 2/2/0 | 38.3 | 32.6–37.6 |
* M (adult male), F (adult female); † sequence available in GenBank.