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. 2020 May 26;15(5):e0232790. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232790

Table 2. Positivity for MERS-CoV nAbs and RNA in camels based on age, sex and year of collection for each individual country.

Samples tested n (%) MN Assay Positive n (%) RT-PCR Positive n (%) MN Assay & RT-PCR Positive n (%)
Sudan Age*
< 1 year 17 (2.1) 11 (64.7) 1 (5.9) 1 (5.9)
1–2 years 304 (36.7) 263 (86.5) 83 (27.3) 66 (21.7)
>2 year 296 (35.7) 286 (96.6) 33 (11.1) 32 (10.8)
Unknown 212 (25.6) 204 (96.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Sex*
Male 315 (38.0) 274 (87.0) 84 (26.7) 67 (21.3)
Female 302 (36.4) 286 (94.7) 33 (10.9) 32 (10.6)
Unknown 212 (25.6) 204 (96.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Year
2016 359 (43.3) 331 (92.2) 42 (11.7) 30 (8.4)
2017 427 (51.5) 392 (91.8) 73 (17.1) 68 (15.9)
2018 43 (5.2) 41 (95.3) 2 (4.7) 1 (2.3)
Total 829 764 (92.2) 117 (14.1) 99 (11.9)
Djibouti Age*
< 1 year 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
1–2 years 25 (7.6) 24 (96.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
>2 year 280 (85.4) 274 (97.9) 37 (13.2) 34 (12.1)
Unknown 23 (7.0) 23 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Sex*
Male 305 (93.0) 298 (97.7) 37 (12.1) 34 (11.1)
Female 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Unknown 23 (7.0) 23 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Year
2016 23 (7.0) 23 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
2017 210 (64.0) 203 (96.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
2018 95 (29.0) 95 (100.0) 37 (38.9) 34 (35.8)
Total 328 321 (97.9) 37 (11.3) 34 (10.4)
Jeddah Age*
< 1 year 26 (10.7) 18 (69.2) 3 (11.5) 3 (11.5)
1–2 years 79 (32.6) 66 (83.5) 33 (41.8) 25 (31.6)
>2 year 137 (56.6) 128 (93.4) 50 (36.5) 48 (35.0)
Unknown 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Sex*
Male 180 (74.4) 156 (86.7) 73 (40.6) 64 (35.6)
Female 62 (25.6) 56 (90.3) 13 (21.0) 12 (19.4)
Unknown 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Year
2016 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
2017 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
2018 242 (100.0) 212 (87.6) 86 (35.5) 76 (31.4)
Total 242 212 (87.6) 86 (35.5) 76 (31.4)