Formal link to Camels

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   WHO has announced the formal linking of MERS in camels with two human cases.

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  		On 27 November, 2013, the National IHR Focal Point of Qatar 
notified WHO that the Supreme Council for Health and the Ministry of 
Environment, in collaboration with the National Institute of Public 
Health and Environment (RIVM) of the Ministry of Health and the Erasmus 
Medical Center in the Netherlands, have detected Middle East Respiratory
 Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a herd of camels in a barn linked to
 two confirmed human infections infections (see DONs dated 18/10/13 and 
29/10/13)."

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2013_11_29/en/index.html

Don't let the camels spit in your face 

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EdwinSm, Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 03 2013 Status: Offline Points: 24065	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdwinSm, Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Formal link to Camels Posted: November 30 2013 at 3:48am
	WHO has announced the formal linking of MERS in camels with two human cases. " On 27 November, 2013, the National IHR Focal Point of Qatar notified WHO that the Supreme Council for Health and the Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM) of the Ministry of Health and the Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands, have detected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a herd of camels in a barn linked to two confirmed human infections infections (see DONs dated 18/10/13 and 29/10/13)." http://www.who.int/csr/don/2013_11_29/en/index.html Don't let the camels spit in your face

cobber Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote cobber Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 30 2013 at 6:43am
	Controversy over the results!! http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11291302/MERS_Camel_Qatar_ProMED.html BUT!! I think this is just a little to coincidental. If it is the case that camels spread the virus. Then MERS wont develop into a pandemic. Hooray http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11291302/MERS_Camel_Qatar_ProMED.html

jacksdad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Executive Admin Joined: September 08 2007 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 47251	Post Options Post Reply Quote jacksdad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 30 2013 at 11:46am
	Yep - still no definite direction of transmission. Did the camels infect the humans, or vice versa? Cobber - while I'm still not convinced that MERS has what it takes to hit us with a serious pandemic, it's not the fact that it's a camel disease that'll give us a pass. It's already shown that irrespective of the animal reservoir that's harboring it, MERS can pass to humans, and it can then be transmitted H2H under the right circumstances. Those are the first baby steps of a potentially pandemic virus. BTW - I fixed your link
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Seawolfe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Seawolfe Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 30 2013 at 7:58pm
	So - - There you have it. Can avoid MERS if you don't let camels spit in your face! ! !