Tuesday, 12. November 2013
Topic: health - on November 12, 2013 at 3:37:00 PM CET
Camel tests positive for Mers virus
A camel has tested positive for the Sars-like virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and has killed 64 people worldwide.
The animal had been owned by a person diagnosed with Mers (Middle East respiratory syndrome) coronavirus, the Saudi health ministry said.
It remains unclear, however, if camels are responsible for passing the disease to humans.
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