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Bahrain is powerless to stop the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (Mers-CoV) that has already killed 81 Saudis from reaching the country, said a top Health Ministry official.
Dr Mariam Al Jalahma, Health Ministry primary care and public health care assistant under-secretary, told the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication, that although precautions can be taken to limit the spread of the virus, little can be done to prevent those infected with it from entering Bahrain.
"Screening on the borders won't work as it (Mers-CoV) shares the same symptoms as the flu and the incubation period before showing symptoms is between nine and 12 days - so someone may have had the virus for days and not even know," she said.
"The only way to test for Mers-CoV is to perform a throat and nasal swab and test for it in a lab."
Mers-CoV can be transmitted from person to person, Dr Al Jalahma said, but it is far less contagious than other diseases like H1N1 (swine flu).
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Dr Mariam Al Jalahma, Health Ministry primary care and public health care assistant under-secretary, told the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication, that although precautions can be taken to limit the spread of the virus, little can be done to prevent those infected with it from entering Bahrain.
"Screening on the borders won't work as it (Mers-CoV) shares the same symptoms as the flu and the incubation period before showing symptoms is between nine and 12 days - so someone may have had the virus for days and not even know," she said.
"The only way to test for Mers-CoV is to perform a throat and nasal swab and test for it in a lab."
Mers-CoV can be transmitted from person to person, Dr Al Jalahma said, but it is far less contagious than other diseases like H1N1 (swine flu).
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http://www.tradearabia.com/news/HEAL_256663.html