There have been a few comments of late about the finding of MERS-CoV in asymptomatic or mild cases of disease. For example, from ProMEDAs to my knowledge "infection" is defined as the proof of an infectious agent AND the proof of multiplication of this agent inside the body (OR associated inflammatory response that can be linked to this agent). Therefore my question is: where was the specimen taken...
Editor's Note #8: New influenzavirus page, H6N1.
There isn't a lot to say about the latest avian influenza A (H6N1) virus confirmed in humans, but I've put up a small page on the 20F from Taiwan. See the Taiwanese CDC announcement.Another stark reminder of why generic virus names like "novel coronavirus" or "bird flu" are pointless. How many novel coronaviruses have been found of late (that haven't made it to the media) and how many bird flu viruses...
