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What is MERS? What you need to know
The MERS virus is currently spreading in South Korea. This, in combination with the fact that coronaviruses can often mutate, is leading to increased fears it could become a pandemic.
MERS-CoV is dissimilar to other coronaviruses; there is currently no vaccine.
Most confirmed cases of MERS-CoV have displayed symptoms of severe acute respiratory illness. Approximately 36% of reported patients with MERS have died.
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Fast facts on MERS
Here are some key points about MERS-CoV. More detail and supporting information is in the main article.
Here are some key points about MERS-CoV. More detail and supporting information is in the main article.
- MERS-CoV was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.
- MERS-CoV belongs to the coronavirus family.
- All cases have been linked to countries in and neighboring the Arabian Peninsula.
- Cases of MERS-CoV reported in other countries were travel-related and first developed in the Middle East.
- It is thought mammals play a role in the transmission of the virus - bats and camels remaining a high contender.
- In addition to humans, strains of MERS-CoV have been identified in camels in Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and in a bat in Saudi Arabia.
- Doctors describe MERS-CoV as a flu-like illness with signs and symptoms of pneumonia.
- Sufferers of MERS-CoV will generally develop severe acute respiratory illness. Some people have reported mild respiratory illness with others showing no symptoms.
- There are no specific treatments for patients who become ill with MERS-CoV infection.
- Out of the confirmed cases of MERS-CoV, 36% have been fatal.
MERS Outbreak updates
June 28, 2015
The South Korea Prime Minister has announced a "de facto end" to the MERS-CoV outbreak, which has killed 36 people in the country. No new infection has been reported in 23 days, however, WHO have refused to confirm this. According to WHO, a 28-day incubation period is required - the last infection in South Korea was recorded on July 4, 2015.June 24, 2015
An additional six cases of MERS-CoV was reported in Saudi Arabia in July. Since 2012, WHO have been notified of 1,374 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including at least 490 related deaths around the world.June 5, 2015
In light of the recent outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), WHO and the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare will conduct a joint mission in the Republic of Korea.This joint mission is to gain information and review the situation in the Republic of Korea including the epidemiological pattern, the characteristic of the virus and clinical features.
Based on current data and WHO's risk assessment, there is no evidence to suggest sustained human-to-human transmission in communities and no evidence of airborne transmission.
June 2, 2015
The outbreak of MERS-CoV in the Republic of Korea continues to evolve. The Republic of Korea's first, or "index", case was confirmed on May 20, 2015. To date, contact tracing has identified a total of 25 laboratory-confirmed cases, including the index case and among health care workers caring for him, patients who were being cared for at the same clinics or hospitals, and family members and visitors. Two of these confirmed cases have been fatal.June 2, 2015
A total of 1,179 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with MERS-CoV have been reported to WHO since 2012, including at least 442 deaths.What is MERS?
MERS-CoV belongs to the coronavirus family. Human coronaviruses were first classified in the mid 1960s. The coronavirus subgroups are referred to as alpha, beta, gamma and delta. There are currently six coronaviruses that can affect humans including:MERS-CoV belongs to the coronavirus family. Human coronaviruses were first classified in the mid 1960s. MERS-CoV was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia.
- Human coronavirus 229E
- Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63, New Haven coronavirus).
- Human coronavirus OC43
- Human coronavirus HKU1
- SARS-CoV
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
The common cold is a virally related syndrome. It is connected to over 100 separate viruses, including human coronavirus.
MERS-CoV is a species in lineage C of the genus beta coronavirus, which presently includes tylonycteris bat coronavirus HKU4 and pipistrellus bat coronavirus HKU5.
MERS-CoV appears most closely to resemble the not-yet-classified viruses from insectivorous European and African bats in the Vespertilionidae and Nycteridae families.
All cases have been linked to countries in and neighboring the Arabian Peninsula including:
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Iran
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- The West Bank
- Yemen.
Middle East
- Egypt
- Iran
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia (KSA)
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Yemen.
- Austria
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Turkey
- United Kingdom.
- Algeria
- Tunisia.
- China
- Republic of Korea
- Malaysia
- Philippines.
- US.
Recent developments on MERS-CoV from MNT news
Assessing the South Korea MERS outbreak: could it happen elsewhere?
There are two main questions that have been raised following the South Korea outbreak: how did the virus manage to affect so many people in a country far away from the geographic region where the virus is most prevalent? And could a similar outbreak occur in other countries with sophisticated health care systems?
Assessing the South Korea MERS outbreak: could it happen elsewhere?
There are two main questions that have been raised following the South Korea outbreak: how did the virus manage to affect so many people in a country far away from the geographic region where the virus is most prevalent? And could a similar outbreak occur in other countries with sophisticated health care systems?
What causes MERS?
The cause of MERS-CoV is not yet fully understood. Although not confirmed, the infection could be primarily zoonotic in nature, with limited human-to-human transmission. It is thought mammals play a role in the transmission of the virus - bats and camels remaining a high contender.It is thought mammals play a role in the transmission of the virus - bats and camels remaining a high contender.
- Camels in Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
- A bat in Saudi Arabia.
Researchers from three centers in the United States and two in Saudi Arabia conducted complete genetic sequences for MERS-CoV isolates generated from five camels, the results verified them identical to published sequences of human isolates.
Goats, cows, sheep, water buffalo, swine and wild birds have been tested for antibodies to MERS-CoV; none have yet been detected.
The findings above support the hypothesis that camels are a probable source of infection transfer to humans, while bats may be the ultimate reservoir of the virus. The high infectious dose would require very close contact between an infected camel and humans for instigation of human MERS-CoV infection by camels. It has been suggested the virus could infect humans by air, via camel milk or meat.
Experts have commented that although the respiratory route of transmission is the most likely, the paper has exhibited that MERS-CoV can survive in raw camel milk marginally longer than milk of other species, proposing the foodborne path of transmission should be investigated further.
Recent developments on MERS-CoV causes from MNT news
MERS may have started in bats in Saudi Arabia
Researchers have discovered what they believe could be the animal origin of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) - after examining a bat in Saudi Arabia near where the first person was infected with the mystery virus.
Do camels vent the MERS virus?
Previous research has suggested that camels could be a carrier of the virus, passing it to humans, but a new study has confirmed for the first time that camels actually emit volumes of the virus - making them suspect number one for spreading it to humans.
MERS may have started in bats in Saudi Arabia
Researchers have discovered what they believe could be the animal origin of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) - after examining a bat in Saudi Arabia near where the first person was infected with the mystery virus.
Do camels vent the MERS virus?
Previous research has suggested that camels could be a carrier of the virus, passing it to humans, but a new study has confirmed for the first time that camels actually emit volumes of the virus - making them suspect number one for spreading it to humans.
Symptoms of MERS
The most common symptoms of MERS are:- Fever 100 degrees F or higher
- Cough
- Breathing difficulties
- Chills
- Chest pain
- Body aches
- Sore throat
- Malaise - a general feeling of being unwell
- Headache
- Diarrhea
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Runny nose
- Renal (kidney) failure
- Pneumonia.
Sufferers of MERS-CoV will generally develop severe acute respiratory illness. Some people have reported mild respiratory illness with others showing no symptoms.
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