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Since it was discovered in 2012, brought the camel virus causing respiratory syndrome Middle East (MERS) has sickened more than 1,0 people in the Middle East, and killed more than 500 of them. Scientists fear that the slow-burning epidemic could turn into a global pandemic if the virus changes, so they are working on vaccine candidates for people. But to eradicate the virus before it escalates into an emergency situation, said Christian Drosten, a virologist at the University of Bonn in Germany, "the best strategy is to try to remove virus circulation in camels. " This week online in Science team reports encouraging results for camel vaccine candidate, although its main effect reducing the level of virus excreted by the animals may not be enough to stop traffic MERS. It is not clear whether the vaccine confers sustained protection or camel owners accept vaccination against a disease that causes almost no symptoms in animals.
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