# 7742
Dr. Ian Mackay, writing on his Virology Down Under blog this morning, looks at recent news reports on a rise in respiratory infections in Qatar, and how their surveillance methods may not be sufficient to catch mild or moderately ill MERS-CoV pateints.
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Flu-like symptoms on the rise in Qatar...
Sunday, 8 September 2013
The Gulf Times notes a rise in cases of "flu-like symptoms" in Doha, Qatar. Dr Sameer Kalanden, a general practitioner (GP) notes a rise on cases coming to the clinic. He usually prescribes medication or "an injection" to reduce the fever (please don't let it be antibiotics..oh. It is antibiotics).
