Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.trust.org/item/20140429160824-ph66k/?source=hpbreaking
Saudi camel tradition may hinder control of new disease
Source: Reuters - Tue, 29 Apr 2014 04:08 PM
Author: Reuters
* Camels seen as most likely animal reservoir for virus
* Once vital to survival, camels have special place in Saudi society
* Camel traders dismiss notion that MERS linked to the animal
By Angus McDowall
RIYADH, April 29 (Reuters) - The 40-odd men gathered in a sandy, dung-scattered auction pen at one of Saudi Arabia's largest camel markets were fiercely dismissive of a link scientists have found between the animals and an often fatal virus in humans.
"It's not true. It's a lie. We live with camels, we drink their milk, we eat their meat. There's no disease. We live and sleep and spend our whole lives with them and there's nothing," said Faraj al-Subai'i, a trader at the market...
Saudi camel tradition may hinder control of new disease
Source: Reuters - Tue, 29 Apr 2014 04:08 PM
Author: Reuters
* Camels seen as most likely animal reservoir for virus
* Once vital to survival, camels have special place in Saudi society
* Camel traders dismiss notion that MERS linked to the animal
By Angus McDowall
RIYADH, April 29 (Reuters) - The 40-odd men gathered in a sandy, dung-scattered auction pen at one of Saudi Arabia's largest camel markets were fiercely dismissive of a link scientists have found between the animals and an often fatal virus in humans.
"It's not true. It's a lie. We live with camels, we drink their milk, we eat their meat. There's no disease. We live and sleep and spend our whole lives with them and there's nothing," said Faraj al-Subai'i, a trader at the market...