MERS
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The first case was identified in June 2012 by Egyptian physician Ali Mohamed Zaki at the Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and most cases have occurred in the Arabian Peninsula. Over 2,600 cases have been reported as of January 2021, including 45 cases in the year 2020. About 35% of those who are diagnosed with the disease die from it. Larger outbreaks have occurred in South Korea in 2015 and in Saudi Arabia in 2018.
MERS-CoV is a virus in the coronavirus family believed to be originally from bats. However, humans are typically infected from camels, either during direct contact or indirectly through respiratory droplets. Spread between humans typically requires close contact with an infected person. Its spread is uncommon outside of hospitals. Thus, its risk to the global population is currently deemed to be significantly low. Diagnosis is by rRT-PCR testing of blood and respiratory samples.
, there is no specific vaccine or treatment for the disease, but a number are being developed. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that those who come in contact with camels wash their hands and not touch sick camels. They also recommend that camel-based food products be appropriately cooked. Treatments that help with the symptoms and support body functioning may be used.
Previous infection with MERS can confer cross-reactive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 and provide partial protection against COVID-19. However, co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and MERS is possible and could lead to a recombination event. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Haley L DeMers, Shihua He, Sujata G Pandit, Emily E Hannah, Zirui Zhang, Feihu Yan, Heather R Green, Denise F Reyes, Derrick Hau, Megan E McLarty, Louis Altamura, Cheryl Taylor-Howell, Marcellene A Gates-Hollingsworth, Xiangguo Qiu, David P AuCoinGet access
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2by Derrick Hau, Brian Wade, Chris Lovejoy, Sujata G Pandit, Dana E Reed, Haley L DeMers, Heather R Green, Emily E Hannah, Megan E McLarty, Cameron J Creek, Chonnikarn Chokapirat, Jose Arias-Umana, Garett F Cecchini, Teerapat Nualnoi, Marcellene A Gates-Hollingsworth, Peter N Thorkildson, Kathryn J Pflughoeft, David P AuCoinGet access
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3by Janc, Anaïs, Richard, Gaëtan, Guinet, Christophe, Arnould, John P.Y., Villanueva, Maria Ching, Duhamel, Guy, Gasco, Nicolas, Tixier, PaulContributors: “...the Fondation d’Entreprises des Mers Australes...”
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4by Richard, Gaëtan, Bonnel, Julien, Tixier, Paul, Arnould, John P. Y., Janc, Anaïs, Guinet, ChristopheContributors: “...Fondation d'Entreprise des Mers Australes...”
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5by Roca-Martí, Montserrat, Puigcorbé, Viena, Iversen, Morten H., van der Loeff, Michiel Rutgers, Klaas, Christine, Cheah, Wee, Bracher, Astrid, Masqué, PereContributors: “...Generalitat de Catalunya to the research group MERS...”
Published in Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography (2017)
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6by Casacuberta, N., Masqué, P., Henderson, G., Rutgers van-der-Loeff, M., Bauch, D., Vockenhuber, C., Daraoui, A., Walther, C., Synal, H.-A., Christl, M.Contributors: “...MERS...”
Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2016)
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7by D’Amario, Barbara, Pérez, Carlos, Grelaud, Michaël, Pitta, Paraskevi, Krasakopoulou, Evangelia, Ziveri, PatriziaContributors: “...Generalitat de Catalunya MERS...”
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8by Labadie, Guillemette, Tixier, Paul, Barbraud, Christophe, Fay, Rémi, Gasco, Nicolas, Duhamel, Guy, Guinet, ChristopheContributors: “...Fondation des Mers Australes as part of the OrcaDepred project...”
Published in Marine Mammal Science (2018)
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9by Verny, Jérôme, Grigentin, ChristopheContributors: “...Institut des mers du Nord (IMN)...”
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10by Verny, Jérôme, Grigentin, ChristopheContributors: “...Institut des mers du Nord (IMN)...”
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11by Verny, Jérôme, Grigentin, ChristopheContributors: “...Institut des mers du Nord (IMN)...”
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12by Verny, Jérôme, Grigentin, ChristopheContributors: “...Institut des mers du Nord (IMN)...”
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13by Verny, Jérôme, Grigentin, ChristopheContributors: “...Institut des mers du Nord (IMN)...”
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14by Tixier, Paul, Lea, Mary-Anne, Hindell, Mark A., Guinet, Christophe, Gasco, Nicolas, Duhamel, Guy, Arnould, John P.Y.Contributors: “...Fondation des Mers Australes and Agence Nationale pour la Recherche...”
Published in PeerJ (2018)
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