Such studies would involve investigating the recent activities of infected peopl

e, finding out, for instance, whether they had had contact with animal carcasses
or bodily fluids, had consumed fluids such as camel milk or urine, or had been
near bat colonies. Its frustrating that all cases from animal infections have not be
en properly investigated, says Peter Ben Embarek, leader of the WHOs MERS team at th
e agencys headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. One obstacle is cultural, in that S
audis tend to be averse to discussing what they consider private matters, he say
s.

WHO Peter Ben Embarek , ()

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