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In recent time, concern has been raised after the number of cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus [MERS-CoV] has sharply risen in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [KSA] and the United Arab Emirates [UAE]. The ma-jority of these infections have occurred in hospitals amongst health care workers as well as in patients contacts
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Humans , Coronavirus , Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus , Health Personnel , Hospitals , Saudi Arabia , United Arab EmiratesABSTRACT
The recent spike in cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus [MERS-CoV] in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO remains a concern. So far, ten countries in the region have reported cases of MERS-CoV. While in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [KSA] and the United Arab Emirates, both community and hospital-acquired infections continue to be reported, sporadic cases, mostly imported and travelassociated, have been reported in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Yemen in recent time
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Humans , Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus , Mediterranean Region , Disease Outbreaks , HospitalsABSTRACT
The Ministry of Health and Medical Education [MOH and ME] in Iran reported to WHO its first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus [MERS-CoV] on 26 May 2014. Two laboratory-confirmed cases were reported from Kerman province on the same day. On 04 June, the MOH and ME reported to WHO the third laboratoryconfirmed case of MERS-CoV who had a history of contact with the first laboratory-confirmed case reported by the MOH and ME on 26 May 2014
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Humans , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusABSTRACT
The Federal Ministry of Health [FMOH] in Sudan recently reported cases of dengue fever [DF] from Red Sea state. As of 17 June, 2014, a total of 738 cases with six deaths [CFR 0.81%] have been reported. 48 laboratory samples were tested positive fro DF by ELISA
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Humans , Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus , Severe Dengue , Disease Outbreaks , Dengue VirusABSTRACT
In recent time, two new developments related to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus [MERS-CoV] have occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean Region [EMR] of WHO that may potentially be of significant public health importance. The first is that the MERSCOV outbreak infection seems to be spreading geographically. Recently two more countries in the EMR [Oman and Kuwait] have reported laboratory confirmed cases. The second development is that the MERS-CoV has been detected in camels linked to two recent confirmed human infections in Qatar
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Humans , Animals , Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus , Disease OutbreaksABSTRACT
Transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) is sporadic in South Korea. Since porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCV) infection was identified in South Korea in 1996, the TGE infection has decreased with the PRCV occurrence. In this study, we described the sero-surveillance of TGE/PRCV infection by using a commercially available ELISA kit. A total of 1,295 sera from slaughtered pigs and 69 sera from wild boars were collected in years 2009 and 2010 throughout the country and tested for antibodies against TGE and PRCV. Although there was no clinical sign observed for TGE and vaccination had not been done for TGEV, 4.9% of sera showed positive for antibody against TGEV. Furthermore, 63.7% of finisher and 8.7% of wild boars were positive for antibody against PRCV. Our result suggests that the TGEV infection might still be present in some farms in South Korea.