Dog News
Cats and dogs to be tested for mysterious Mers infection
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome was first discovered in 2012 and has so far killed about 200 people globally.
While the virus that causes it has been found widely in camels, researchers say it could be lurking in other species.
One expert told BBC News that the hunt was likely to extend soon to animals that had close contact with people.
Mers was originally found in a patient from Bishah in Saudi Arabia but since then almost 600 cases of the infection have been discovered around the world, with about 30% of those who get sick dying from the illness.
Researchers believe the coronavirus that causes the infection crossed over from animals.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27538712
Another thing to worry about or another scare story?
Story submitted by Malka
on 29-05-2014, 05:38 PM
on 29-05-2014, 05:38 PM
Your comments and views:
Dogsey Veteran
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 14,265
|
29-05-2014, 05:55 PM
How MERS spreads is not completely understood, but experts believe that the main way it spreads is through close contact with an infected person (by caring for or living with the person, or having direct contact with their respiratory secretions and body fluids). The people who have been infected by MERS have all been in a health care facility or among close family members.
MERS is different from SARS. Most importantly, the MERS virus does not appear to be as easily spread between people, whereas the SARS virus spreads very easily.
http://chealth.canoe.ca/condition_in...disease_id=360
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
|
|
Where next?
Dog News Homepage
Latest and popular news, by week, month, year and all-time!
Dog News Forum
Shows dog related news by latest activity
Submit A News Story
Info on how to submit a news story
Latest Dog News...
- Microchip update on Petlog
- Dog dying from cancer found locked in allotment
- Puppy and kitten pet shop sales set to be banned in Wales
- Dangerous dog act fails to protect the public.
- Electric shock collars to be banned in England
- Call for a ban on people eating dog meat in the UK
- BBC asks: Why do dogs attack their owners?
- Dog owners lowers early death risk, study finds
- Should you smoke around your dog?
- Canine Detectives
- 'Hero' dog rescues drowning family
- Hurricane Harvey: Saving displaced pets
- Man jailed for taping dog's mouth shut
- A Marine’s loving sendoff for the cancer-stricken dog who saved him.
- Research into GSD breeding.
- Britain’s Got Talent champion dog Pudsey dies
- "Ugly" dog
- Scotland's first dog cafe to open in Edinburgh
- Doggy dropout gets new job at Queensland mansion
- 'Inseparable' sheepdog and lamb - missing
- Seven-Foot Great Dane Weighs The Same As A Baby Elephant
- Police Dog Stabbed Has Now Recovered
- Cruel Dog Seller Given The Longest Jail Term In The RSPCA's Prosecuting History
- Woman 'chasing dog on M4' hit by van near Cardiff dies
- Puppy drowned in bath by 'barbaric' burglars
- Man attacked by his own dog dies - while being interviewed by the BBC!
- Land of the Mutts - home to 600 dogs
- 'Don't bag up dog poo in countryside', animal owners urged
- Pet dog mauled to death outside Milton Keynes home
- 'Dogs mirror owners' personalities
- Watch hero construction workers save dog from freezing water
- Dogs rescued from meat farm begin journey to new homes
- Plan for Scotland's first industrial puppy farm in Ayrshire sparks outrage
- Abandoned dog at a shelter sees her owners but they pick another dog
- "Deadly 'Fatbergs'" could poison dogs
- Dog Buried Alive with a Nail in his Skull
- GSD Pup Snatched in London
- Battersea Dogs Home's 'loneliest' resident adopted
- Autistic boy who can't be touched or hugged connects with new dog.
- The collar which visualises your dog's emotions
- Baby killed and child hurt in dog attack
- Doggy paddle returns to Oxfordshire lido
- Prosthetic legs allow dog to walk again after losing limbs in sword attack
- Law is a needless death sentence for dogs - RSPCA
- Crufts judge thinks twice after KC’s GSD shake
- Pets left hungry as smart feeder breaks
- Four foot pooch aims to become world’s tallest dog.
- Francis the friendly Pit Bull Terrier gets execution reprieve.
- Is it okay to eat dogs?
- Crimewatch launches first public appeal over killing of a dog