Highlights and conclusions from the technical consultative meeting on novel coronavirus infection, Cairo, Egypt, 14-16 January 2013/Faits marquants et conclusions de la reunion de consutlation technique sur l'infection par le nouveau coronavirus, Le Caire , 14-16 janvier 2013
The emergence of a novel strain of coronavirus in the Arabian Peninsula raised a global health concern in 2012, partly because the majority of human infections were fatal and partly due to its presumed animal origin. An urgent meeting of scientific and public health experts was convened by WHO in Ja...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Eastern Mediterranean health journal 2013-01, Vol.19 (1 SUP), p.S68 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The emergence of a novel strain of coronavirus in the Arabian Peninsula raised a global health concern in 2012, partly because the majority of human infections were fatal and partly due to its presumed animal origin. An urgent meeting of scientific and public health experts was convened by WHO in January 2013 in view of the limited knowledge available on the epidemiological and natural history of infection with this novel virus. The meeting reviewed current evidence and identified critical knowledge gaps to improve better understanding of the public health risk associated with the virus so as to improve preparedness and to safeguard and protect global health. L'emergence d'une nouvelle souche de coronavirus dans la Peninsule arabique a souleve des inquietudes sanitaires a l'echelle mondiale en 2012, d'une part parce que la majorite des infections humaines ont ete mortelles et d'autre part parce qu'une origine animale etait suspectee. L'Organisation mondiale de la Sante a invite des experts en sante publique et scientifiques a une reunion urgente en janvier 2013, etant donne les connaissances limitees disponibles sur l'evolution epidemiologique et naturelle de l'infection par ce nouveau virus. Pendant la reunion, les donnees disponibles ont ete examinees et des lacunes critiques dans les connaissances ont ete identifiees en vue d'ameliorer la comprehension du risque pour la sante publique associe a ce virus, d'intensifier la preparation et de preserver et de proteger la sante mondiale. |
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ISSN: | 1020-3397 1687-1634 |