From 20 November to 18 December 2022, around 1. 5 million visitors from all continents will flock to Qatar to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup in what will be one of the biggest foreign occasions since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mass gatherings like this still carry some sort of infectious disease risk, however, researchers say the risk is higher this year due to ongoing fitness crises rocking the world.
In addition to warnings about COVID-19 and monkeypox, the trio of researchers also highlights the risk of MERS that enthusiasts want to be aware of in Qatar. This newspaper is not the only one with problems. A recent report through the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control also warned that “the potential risks of the World Cup come with COVID-19, MERS-CoV and monkeypox. “
Like COVID-19, MERS is caused by a coronavirus. The virus is thought to have originated in bats, but camels are not unusual reservoirs of the pathogen and are to blame for those infected. Symptoms are generally similar to those of COVID-19, such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
MERS was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia and has since caused 2600 cases and 935 related deaths in 27 other countries. Middle East, adding Qatar.
Qatar, with a population of 2. 9 million, recorded a total of 28 cases of MERS. In 2022 alone, they documented 3 cases. It doesn’t sound like much, but researchers say other people who are at risk for disease, such as those with weakened immune systems, should be aware of the risk and try to avoid contact with camels.
“Epidemiological data from Qatar showed the occurrence of 28 cases of MERS (incidence of 1. 7 corresponding to one million inhabitants) and most of the cases had a history of contact with camels. Therefore, others at higher risk for severe illness are encouraged to touch dromedary camels, drink raw camel milk or camel urine, or eat meat that has not been undercooked,” the study authors write.
The pre-evidence article was recently published in the journal New Microbes and New Infections.
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