<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><font face="sans-serif">Why the Magi maybe did not use camels.</font><div><font face="sans-serif" dir="auto">Some scholars prefer Arabian horses. 7</font><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">00+ Arabs have died from camel MERS virus. </span></div><div><font face="sans-serif" dir="auto">Peace and healing blessings,</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif" dir="auto">Joe</font></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: promed-request@promedmail.org </div><div>Date: 1/17/18 7:00 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: promed@promedmail.org </div><div>Subject: ProMED Digest, Vol 67, Issue 50 </div><div><br></div></div><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (04): Saudi Arabia (RI) genomic evidence<br> of camel role in transmission (promed@promedmail.org)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 02:35:27 +0000<br>From: promed@promedmail.org<br>Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (04): Saudi Arabia (RI) genomic evidence<br> of camel role <br><br><br>SAUDI ARABIA (RIYADH) GENOMIC EVIDENCE OF CAMEL ROLE IN TRANSMISSION<br>********************************************************************<br>A ProMED-mail post<br><http://www.promedmail.org><br>ProMED-mail is a program of the<br>International Society for Infectious Diseases<br><http://www.isid.org><br><br>In this update:<br>[1] Saudi Arabia, 1 new case - Saudi MOH 12-15 Jan 2017<br>[2] Genomic evidence of camel role in transmission<br><br>******<br>[1] Saudi Arabia, 5 new cases, 5 deaths, Saudi MOH 10-11 Jan 2018<br>Date: Tue 16 Jan 2018<br>Source: Saudi MOH 12-15 Jan 2018 [edited]<br><https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CCC/PressReleases/Pages/default.aspx><br><br><br>As of Thu 11 Jan 2018, there have been a total of:<br>1770 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including<br>720 deaths [reported case fatality rate 40.7 per cent],<br>1031 recoveries, and<br>19 currently active cases/infections.<br><br>[As previously mentioned, the numbers of deaths, recoveries, and<br>currently active cases come from my spreadsheet tallies and differ<br>from those listed on the Saudi MOH website; my spreadsheet counts<br>asymptomatic infections as they are reported. One complication is the<br>reporting of cases as either recoveries or deaths that cannot be<br>confirmed as previously reported newly confirmed cases. Another<br>complication is delayed reporting of cases which occurred during this<br>period. As of the time of preparation of this report, information on<br>today's [Tue 16 Jan 2018] update is still pending. - Mod.MPP]<br><br>Since the last ProMED-mail update, through 11 Jan 2018, there has been<br>a total of:<br>1 newly confirmed case,<br>3 newly reported fatalities, and<br>0 newly reported recoveries.<br><br>Information on newly confirmed cases: (1 case)<br>Date: 13 Jan 2018 (1 case) [Information not available on English<br>language website, trans. from Arabic by Mod.GMM]<br><https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CCC/PressReleases/Pages/statistics-2018-01-13-001.aspx><br><br>- A 57-year-old Saudi male, non-healthcare worker from Riaydh [Riyadh<br>region] noted to be in stable condition. Classified as a primary case<br>with high risk exposure history still under investigation. [reported<br>as a fatality on 13 Jan 2018, see fatality no. 2 below. - Mod.MPP]<br><br>Information on newly reported fatalities (3 fatalities)<br>Date: 13 Jan 2018 (1 case) [Information not available on English<br>language website, trans. from Arabic by Mod.GMM]<br><https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CCC/PressReleases/Pages/statistics-2018-01-13-001.aspx><br>- all 3 were Saudi Nationals<br>- all 3 were not healthcare workers<br>- all 3 had pre-existing co-morbidities<br><br>1- A 72-year-old male from Alqrayat (Alkurayat) [Al Jawf region].<br>[Reported as a newly confirmed case on 11 Jan 2018 at which time he<br>was noted to be in stable condition. Classified as a primary case with<br>high risk exposure history still under investigation. - Mod.MPP]<br><br>2- A 57-year-old male from Riyadh [Riyadh region]. [Reported as a<br>newly confirmed case on 13 Jan 2018 at which time he was noted to be<br>in stable condition. Classified as a primary case with high risk<br>exposure history still under investigation. - Mod.MPP]<br><br>3- A 60-year-old female from Buraidah [Al Qa?im region]. [Reported<br>as a newly confirmed case on 8 Jan 2018 at which time she was noted to<br>be in critical condition. Classified as a primary case with history of<br>direct exposure to camels in the 14 days preceding onset of illness. -<br>Mod.MPP]<br><br>--<br>Communicated by:<br>ProMED-mail<br><promed@promedmail.org><br><br>[Since the last ProMED-mail post, there has only been one newly<br>confirmed case, reported from Riyadh, while there have been 3 newly<br>reported fatalities raising the reported case fatality rate to 40.7<br>percent. <br><div><></div><div><br></div></body></html>