{"id":152699,"date":"2023-07-27T12:03:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T06:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=152699"},"modified":"2023-07-27T12:03:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T06:33:11","slug":"who-identifies-first-case-of-mers-cov-in-uae-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/who-identifies-first-case-of-mers-cov-in-uae-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO identifies first case of MERS-CoV in UAE this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WHO identifies first case of MERS-CoV in UAE this year: <\/strong>The\u00a0World Health Organization\u00a0has identified a case of\u00a0Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus\u00a0(MERS-CoV) in a 28-year-old male from\u00a0United Arab Emirates. According to WHO, the patient is a resident of Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi, and had no travel history. He also presented no history of direct or indirect contact with dromedaries (camels), goats, or sheep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-and-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MERS-CoV is a viral respiratory infection caused by a coronavirus known as MERS. The infection is transmitted to humans through&nbsp;direct or indirect contact&nbsp;with&nbsp;dromedary camels, which are the natural host and zoonotic source of the MERS-CoV infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The symptoms include:&nbsp;Fever, Cough, Shortness of breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWHO continues to monitor the epidemiological situation and conducts risk assessments based on the latest available information. WHO expects that additional cases of MERS-CoV infection will be reported from the Middle East and\/or other countries where MERS-CoV is circulating in dromedaries,&#8221; WHO said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO identifies first case of MERS-CoV in UAE this year: The\u00a0World Health Organization\u00a0has identified a case of\u00a0Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus\u00a0(MERS-CoV) in a 28-year-old male from\u00a0United Arab Emirates. According to WHO, the patient is a resident of Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi, and had no travel history. 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