WHO (World Health Organization) Recommendations to Reduce Risk of Transmission of Emerging Pathogens from Animals to Humans in Live Animal Markets
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 1/2020.
A novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified by Chinese authorities on January 7, 2020. Available evidence on the 2019-nCoV virus and previous experience with other coronavirus (MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV) and other respiratory viruses (e.g., avian influenza) suggest that there may be zoonotic transmission associated with the 2019-nCoV. This web page provides the World Health Organization's general recommendations, and recommendations for at-risk groups, regarding live animal markets to reduce risk of transmission of emerging pathogens.
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Risk Assessment Guidelines for Infectious Diseases Transmitted on Aircraft (RAGIDA): Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV); Technical Report
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 1/2020.
These Risk Assessment Guidelines for Infectious Diseases Transmitted on Aircraft (RAGIDA) are to assist public health authorities in decision-making regarding contact tracing when a case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is found to have been traveling on an aircraft. With the epidemiological and virological information available as of January 20, 2020, the approach proposed in this six-page guidance could also be used for contact tracing of novel coronavirus cases associated with the 2019-nCoV ou...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Qatar
On 5 December 2019, the National IHR Focal Point for Qatar reported three laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) infection to WHO. The first case-patient (case #1) is a 67-year-old female from Doha, Qatar. She developed fever, cough, shortness of breath and headache on 23 November 2019, and presented to a hospital on 25 November. On 27 November, she went to the same hospital for follow up. However, on 28 November, her condition worsened and she was admitted to the hospital. A nasopharyngeal swab was collected on 28 November and tested positive for MERS-CoV by reverse-transcriptase polyme...
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - December 26, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
From 1 through 30 November 2019, the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 10 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) infection and one associated deaths. The cases were reported from Riyadh (4), Madinah (2), Al-Qassim (1), Assir (1), Taif (1), and Makkah (1) regions. The link below provides details of the 10 reported cases: (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - December 18, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
From 1 through 31 October 2019, the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 15 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) infection and six associated deaths. The cases were reported from Assir (5 cases), Al-Qassim (3 cases), Riyadh (6 cases), and Taif (1 case) regions. Of the 15 cases reported, four were linked to two separate clusters. Cluster 1 involved a patient (case #1) and a health care worker (case #5) in Assir region. Cluster 2 involved a patient (case #12) and a health care worker (case #15) in Riyadh region. The link below provides details of the 15 reported cases: (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - December 5, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
