"French health officials are working to trace all the contacts of two men who contracted Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a potentially deadly disease that typically only occurs in the Middle East. These cases of the disease are the country's first in 12 years, according to the French health ministry. The men, both of whom are in their 70s, are in a stable condition."
"Officials have begun deploying strategies to contain the disease, including tracing known human contacts, performing testing and applying isolation. They have also issued instructions on what to do if symptoms occur. The MERS-causing coronavirus MERS-CoV, which belongs to the same family as the pathogen that causes COVID, can bring about severe respiratory problems, including cough, breathlessness and fever. Most cases of MERS-CoV happen when humans encounter infected camelsa known reservoir of the virusor if they ingest milk or meat from infected animals."
Two men in their 70s in France contracted Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) after recent travel to Oman; both are in stable condition. French health officials are tracing all contacts, performing testing, applying isolation, and issuing instructions for symptom monitoring to contain spread. MERS-CoV causes severe respiratory illness with cough, breathlessness, and fever; about 40% of reported infections are fatal and no cure or vaccine exists. Most human cases result from encounters with infected camels or consumption of their milk or meat; human-to-human transmission can also occur. The infected men reportedly ate camel meat and visited a live-animal market in Oman.
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