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Correspondence

Detection of distinct MERS-Coronavirus strains in dromedary camels from Kenya, 2017

Stella KiambiFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Victor M. CormanCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität BerlinHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of VirologyBerlinGermany;German Centre for Infection Research, associated partner CharitéBerlinGermanyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3605-0136
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Rina SitawaDirectorate of Veterinary ServicesNairobiKenya
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Jane GithinjiDirectorate of Veterinary ServicesNairobiKenya
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James NgociDirectorate of Veterinary ServicesNairobiKenya
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Abdullahi S. OzomataUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
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Emma GardnerFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Sophie von DobschuetzFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Subhash MorzariaFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Joshua KimutaiFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Simon SchroederCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität BerlinHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of VirologyBerlinGermany
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Obadiah NjagiDirectorate of Veterinary ServicesNairobiKenya
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Piers SimpkinFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Gabriel RugalemaFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Zelalem TadesseFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Juan LubrothFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Yilma MakonnenFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Christian DrostenCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität BerlinHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of VirologyBerlinGermany;German Centre for Infection Research, associated partner CharitéBerlinGermany
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Marcel A. MüllerCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität BerlinHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of VirologyBerlinGermany;German Centre for Infection Research, associated partner CharitéBerlinGermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2242-5117
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Folorunso O. FasinaFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)RomeItaly
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Pages 1-4 | Received 26 Jul 2018, Accepted 21 Oct 2018, Published online: 28 Nov 2018

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