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:: Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 4 June 2014
:: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update 4 June 2014
WHO concludes a MERS-CoV risk assessment mission in the United Arab Emirates
6 June 2014
Excerpt
A team from the WHO and technical partners from the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) has concluded a 5 day mission in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The team assessed the risk posed by the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS-CoV in the country. The team consisted of 6 experts in coordination, epidemiology, infection prevention and control, food safety and the human-animal interface, and risk communication…
…The preliminary result of the mission indicates that the cases in UAE do not show evidence of sustained human to human infection. The recent upsurge of cases in Abu Dhabi appears to have been caused by a
WHO: World travel advice on MERS-CoV for pilgrimages [Umra and Hajj]
3 June 2014