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Unusual pneumonia outbreak kills camels on Dubai farms
Vesela Todorova
Last Updated: Nov 28, 2010
DUBAI // Scientists are investigating an unusual outbreak of pneumonia in camels.
So far, 15 cases - all of them fatal - have been recorded from March 2008 until now. The bacteria causing the disease, Rhodococcus equi, is common in foals and can sometimes infect people. But this is the first time it has been discovered in camels.
"It is a new disease for us," said Dr Ulrich Wernery, scientific director of the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVRL). "It came out of the blue..."
Unusual pneumonia outbreak kills camels on Dubai farms
Vesela Todorova
Last Updated: Nov 28, 2010
DUBAI // Scientists are investigating an unusual outbreak of pneumonia in camels.
So far, 15 cases - all of them fatal - have been recorded from March 2008 until now. The bacteria causing the disease, Rhodococcus equi, is common in foals and can sometimes infect people. But this is the first time it has been discovered in camels.
"It is a new disease for us," said Dr Ulrich Wernery, scientific director of the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVRL). "It came out of the blue..."