Abstract
The emergence of novel viruses is arguably viewed as a potential threat to human health. The past decade has seen the emergence of SARS-coronavirus, H5N1 (bird flu) and the H1N1 which caused a global pandemic. Furthermore, the last few months have witnessed the emergence of two novel respiratory viruses: the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in June 2012 in Saudi Arabia and the influenza A virus H7N9 in March 2013 in China. The basis for this noticeable increase in the number of novel viruses remains elusive and is uncertain at best. Proposed explanations for this observation include the increased mixing between different animal species and humans, climate changes, intense international travel, expansion of the immune suppressed population, and changes in the virus itself to adapt to other species.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2013.66
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Balkhair, A., Al Maamari, K., & Alawi, F. B. (2013). The Struggle Against MERS-CoV (The Novel Coronavirus). Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.66
MLA 9
Balkhair, Abdullah, et al. "The Struggle Against MERS-CoV (The Novel Coronavirus)." Oman Medical Journal, 2013. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.66.
Chicago (author–date)
Balkhair, Abdullah, Khuloud Al Maamari, and Fatma Ba Alawi. 2013. "The Struggle Against MERS-CoV (The Novel Coronavirus)." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.66.
Harvard
Balkhair, A., Al Maamari, K. and Alawi, F. B. (2013) 'The Struggle Against MERS-CoV (The Novel Coronavirus)', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2013.66.
Vancouver
Balkhair A, Al Maamari K, Alawi FB. The Struggle Against MERS-CoV (The Novel Coronavirus). Oman Medical Journal. 2013. doi:10.5001/omj.2013.66
IEEE
A. Balkhair, K. Al Maamari, and F. B. Alawi, "The Struggle Against MERS-CoV (The Novel Coronavirus)," Oman Medical Journal, 2013, doi: 10.5001/omj.2013.66.