Deadly camel virus may jump to human beings, study shows
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="camels">camels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="camels">camels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Called">Called</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Respiratory">Respiratory</span> <span word="Syndrome">Syndrome</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="MERS">MERS</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 79 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 182 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2017, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="SARS">SARS</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="about">about</span> 800 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2003 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>. <span word="Camels">Camels</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bats">bats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="reservoirs">reservoirs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="MERS">MERS</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Lipkin">Lipkin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="extraordinarily">extraordinarily</span> <span word="common">common</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="camels">camels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>, <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span> <span word="tracts">tracts</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="plausible">plausible</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="camels">camels</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>."</p><p><span word="Lipkin">Lipkin</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Allergy">Allergy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Infectious">Infectious</span> <span word="Diseases">Diseases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="Abdulaziz">Abdulaziz</span> <span word="Alagaili">Alagaili</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Saud">Saud</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Riyadh">Riyadh</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="mBio">mBio</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rectal">rectal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nasal">nasal</span> <span word="swabs">swabs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="camels">camels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="analyzed">analyzed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="antibodies">antibodies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="MERS">MERS</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nasal">nasal</span> <span word="secretions">secretions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="camels">camels</span>.</p>
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