Tuesday, 20 May 2014

MERS-CoV detections: The April wave recedes...

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So welcome to the 114th Week of MERS-CoV among us. That week numbering may change shortly. Stay tuned if week numbering is your thing. ...
Saturday, 17 May 2014

Editor's Note #19: Just a pause...

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Hi all, Nothing fills me with more self-loathing than seeing VDU's charts being used when they are out of date...and I only have mysel...
Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Welcome to the Netherlands MERS-CoV...

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Click on map to enlarge. New map format coming. The Netherlands enlarged. Click on map to enlarge. The 19th country for the Midd...

Keep calm and call the lab...without it, you know less than you think you do [UPDATED x2]

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This morning there are 2 symptomatic healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States (of America; I'm just going to use the "US...
Tuesday, 13 May 2014

MERS-CoV on a plane!

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" Assessment of the MERS-CoV epidemic situation in the Middle East region ." Reprinted with kind permission of author (Dr Vittor...

Snapdate: MERS-CoV detection by month...

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We are living in the 2.17th year, or 113th week, since the first known MERS-CoV-related illness affected a 25-year old Jordanian. April st...

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus detections on the downward trend under Acting Health Minister Fakeih..[UPDATE]

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Click on image to enlarge. Apart from the looming spike in MERS-CoV detection among farmers who have taken to YouTube to kiss their came...
Monday, 12 May 2014

VDU Quote for the night...

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From: Z.A. Memish et al.   Screening for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in hospital patients and their healthcare...

MERS-CoV detections and deaths: is the war on MERS making headway?

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For a few days now its felt as though we are seeing a more deaths in each Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Ministry of Health (MOH) report, th...

Snapdate: MERS-CoV detected among asymptomatic people

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A quick look  at the numbers of people without symptoms who have tested MERS-CoV positive, presumably by reverse-transcription real-time pol...