Table 2. Demographic data and clinical test results for MERS-CoV–infected dromedary camels imported from Oman to United Arab Emirates, May 2015*.
Camel ID | Age/sex | Purpose of importation | Mucopurulent nasal discharge† | Test results |
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RT-PCR (Ct)†‡ | Rapid antigen test†§ | Serum neutralizing antibody titer†¶ | ||||
ADFCA-HKU1 | 4 m/F | Breeding | Moderate | Pos (24.54) | Pos | 1:40 |
ADFCA-HKU2 | 4 m/F | Breeding | Moderate | Pos (27.59) | Pos | 1:40 |
ADFCA-HKU3 | 4 m/F | Breeding | Moderate | Pos (28.82) | Neg | 1:80 |
ADFCA-HKU4 | 7 m/F | Breeding | Moderate | Pos (29.81) | Neg | 1:80 |
ADFCA-HKU5 | 10 y/F | Breeding | Mild | Pos (30.05) | Neg | 1:160 |
*Ct, cycle threshold; ID, identification; MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome; Neg, negative; Pos, positive; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR. †Observations or samples from the second sampling on May 14, 2015. ‡Results were determined by open reading frame 1A and upstream of E gene RT-PCR assays; Ct values were from the open reading frame 1A assay. Ct values from both assays were comparable (data not shown). §Results were determined by immunochromatographic tests for MERS-CoV nucleocapsid protein (12). ¶Results were determined by pseudoparticle neutralization assays (11).