As the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar draws to a close, health experts in some countries have warned football fans returning from Qatar about the risk of bringing home the ‘camel flu’, a respiratory infection which is from the same family as the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic. It is caused by the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS or MERS-CoV).
On the Australian health ministry’s website, fans returning from Qatar were told to be aware of MERS, and asked to reduce their risk of contracting the infection by “observing good hygiene practices, avoiding close contacts with camels and avoiding consuming uncooked meat or unpasteurised milk”.
The UK Health…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
