PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (46): animal reservoir, camel, S.Arabia, vaccination, Iran susp, RFI

MERS — Worldwide/Unknown
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has been found in camels, which are imported to Iran.
Houshang Nazari, the deputy governor general of Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, said the slaughtering of camels will be forbidden without carrying out medical examinations, the Iranian Mehr news agency reported 26 Oct 2014. Samples should be taken from all camels in the region, he said.
In July 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the 1st 2