Researchers: India At Highest Risk For MERS Spread. The Times of India (7/22, Sinha) reports that on Saturday, scientists from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto warned that “India has been named as among the countries that face the highest risk of importing the deadly MERS coronavirus.” Analyzing “worldwide airline traffic and historic Haj data to predict population movements in and out of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East during two mass gatherings,” the scientists were able to develop data to assess the potential of MERS introduction by travelers for different countries. Additionally, the researchers “also used World Bank economic and per capita health care expenditure data to help gauge individual countries’ abilities to detect imported MERS in a timely manner and mount an effective public health response.”
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 05:35:20 +0000
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