PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (40): Egypt, animal reservoir, camel, ex Sudan, susp.

MERS — Egypt
Investigations conducted on a camel consignment coming from Sudan and placed in the Abu Simbel veterinary quarantine station revealed that 12 among them were affected by coronavirus infection.
As a consequence, Major General Magdy Hegazy, Governor of Aswan, issued strict instructions to health and quarantine officials for the implementation of all necessary tests on all animals coming from Sudan to Egypt via the Argeen border crossing port. It must be ascertained that they are free from any