The Ministry of Agriculture has promised that it would an**unce shortly the result of tests conducted on 140 camels for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The an**uncement came after a team of veterinarians conducted laboratory tests on camels in farms in Khumra, south of Jeddah. Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Qassim, director general of the department for animal resources at the ministry, said the ministry has taken stringent measures to prevent a new outbreak of MERS in the city.
02-23-2016, 04:36 AM
Camel market closed to prevent possible coronavirus outbreak
The Ministry of Agriculture has promised that it would an**unce shortly the result of tests conducted on 140 camels for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The an**uncement came after a team of veterinarians conducted laboratory tests on camels in farms in Khumra, south of Jeddah. Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Qassim, director general of the department for animal resources at the ministry, said the ministry has taken stringent measures to prevent a new outbreak of MERS in the city.
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