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MERS sickens Qatari man after contact with camels
Qatar's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) last week reported a Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) case in a man who had contact with camels.
The man is hospitalized. So far, no other illnesses have been identified among his contacts, who are under monitoring for 14 days.
The case marks Qatar's first infection with the MERS-CoV virus since 2020 and pushes the country's total to 24. The man's illness onset date isn't clear, but if it was in 2022, it would signify the first such case reported in the new year.
Since the virus was first reported in humans in 2012, 2,585 cases, along with 890 related deaths, have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a February update from its Eastern Mediterranean regional office (EMRO). Most cases have been reported from Saudi Arabia.
Mar 22 Qatari MOPH statement
Feb WHO EMRO MERS-CoV update
MERS sickens Qatari man after contact with camels
Qatar's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) last week reported a Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) case in a man who had contact with camels.
The man is hospitalized. So far, no other illnesses have been identified among his contacts, who are under monitoring for 14 days.
The case marks Qatar's first infection with the MERS-CoV virus since 2020 and pushes the country's total to 24. The man's illness onset date isn't clear, but if it was in 2022, it would signify the first such case reported in the new year.
Since the virus was first reported in humans in 2012, 2,585 cases, along with 890 related deaths, have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a February update from its Eastern Mediterranean regional office (EMRO). Most cases have been reported from Saudi Arabia.
Mar 22 Qatari MOPH statement
Feb WHO EMRO MERS-CoV update
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