Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Dromedary Camels in Africa and Middle East.

Dromedary camels are the natural reservoirs of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Camels are mostly bred in East African countries then exported into Africa and Middle East for consumption. To understand the distribution of MERS-CoV among camels in North Africa and the Middle East, we conducted surveillance in Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia, Uganda, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in non-camelid domestic mammals.

Dromedary camels are natural host of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). However, there are limited studies of MERS-CoV infection of other domestic mammals exposed to infected dromedaries. We expanded our surveillance among camels in Egypt, Tunisia, and Senegal to include other domestic mammalian species in contact with infected camels.

Gastro-intestinal helminth parasites of the common North African gerbil Meriones shawi (Duvernoy) in Tunisia: Parasites diversity and habitat anthropization effect.

This study presents the first data on helminth fauna of Shaw's jird population from Tunisia. Ten helminth taxa were recovered from the digestive tract and the body cavity of 85 Shaw's jird Meriones shawi captured from two localities with different levels of anthropization in Tunisia. Among the helminth species recovered, only three have high prevalences and intensities, namely: Meggittina aegyptica, Gongylonema neoplasticum and Railliettina sp.