*Khalid Al-Faheed, secretary-general of the Ministry of Agriculture, said the ministry is tightening quarantine measures and monitoring camels imported from the Horn of Africa to ensure the safety of citizens and residents from MERS-CoV. He, however, stressed that the ministry is taking a number of precautionary steps to monitor imported camels, including testing the animals, applying disinfection and sterilization procedures. Dr. Tareq Madani, medical adviser for the Health Ministry, explained that Saudi Arabia suspects that corona virus might have originated in the Kingdom from camels imported from the Horn of Africa, **ting that specialists are testing camels in ports prior to their entry into the Kingdom. "The final ruling on the ban of imported camels from the Horn of Africa is an issue to be decided by the Ministry of Agriculture.
07-08-2014, 06:43 PM
Screening for camel imports tightened
*Khalid Al-Faheed, secretary-general of the Ministry of Agriculture, said the ministry is tightening quarantine measures and monitoring camels imported from the Horn of Africa to ensure the safety of citizens and residents from MERS-CoV. He, however, stressed that the ministry is taking a number of precautionary steps to monitor imported camels, including testing the animals, applying disinfection and sterilization procedures. Dr. Tareq Madani, medical adviser for the Health Ministry, explained that Saudi Arabia suspects that corona virus might have originated in the Kingdom from camels imported from the Horn of Africa, **ting that specialists are testing camels in ports prior to their entry into the Kingdom. "The final ruling on the ban of imported camels from the Horn of Africa is an issue to be decided by the Ministry of Agriculture.
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