Bats in KSA are the source of MERS

landloverreview
By landloverreview

For nearly a year, disease detectives around the world have been trying to track down the source of a mysterious new virus in the Middle East that has infected 96 people and killed 47 since September.

Now it looks like they've pinpointed at least one place where the virus is hiding out.

Scientists at Columbia University have detected the Middle East respiratory syndrome virus, or MERS, in a bat near the home of a man who died from the disease. The team found a small fragment of the virus's genes in the animal that matches perfectly with those seen in the patient.

By Dracula• 10 Oct 2013 12:25
Dracula

...good morning maniacs! :)

By Sense Mine• 22 Aug 2013 15:14
Sense Mine

and donkeys!

By BOXBE16DOBARA• 22 Aug 2013 14:05
BOXBE16DOBARA

rofl...:))

i think it is better if dracs keep sleeping..else if he is awake then the whole qlers will be affected by MERS..rofl..:))

By landloverreview• 22 Aug 2013 13:48
landloverreview

He woke up from hibernation in Romanian Group few days ago and I think slipped to sleep again. :))

By Rizks• 22 Aug 2013 13:46
Rizks

i am missing my good ol pal 'Dracula'...:(

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