In May 2015 in United Arab Emirates, asymptomatic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection was identified through active case finding in 2 men with exposure to infected dromedaries. Epidemiologic and virologic findings suggested zoonotic transmission. Genetic sequences for viruses from the men and camels were similar to those for viruses recently detected in other countries.
Keywords: MERS; MERS-COV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Oman; United Arab Emirates; asymptomatic infection; camels; coronavirus; dromedaries; epidemiology; humans; transmission; viruses; zoonoses.