The first nasal sample collected from one camel (Camel B) was also positive for the three regions (Table 1). The second sample collected from this camel 28 days later was negative.
Nasal samples that were collected from the other camels on day 1 (seven camels) and on day 28 (eight camels) were negative for MERS-CoV RNA (Table 1). The milk, urine, and rectal samples collected from all camels were negative for MERS-CoV RNA.
The nasal sample collected from the patient’s daughter, who had symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, was negative for MERS-CoV and H1N1 influenza virus RNA.