A new Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) table of graphs stacks up...

My new favourite graphic. 

This shows MERS-CoV detection by month since the virus was identified in 2012. Detections are further broken down by each region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in which they were reported  by the KSA Ministry of Health website here.

At the moment its highlights that the KSA has a real problem in the Eastern region (Ash Sharqiyah) and growing issue in Ar Riyad (as always with MERS-CoV detections) but that Al Quassim region is also of growing concern.

This table of graphs is part of my MERS-CoV static page to be found at... http://newsmedicalnet.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/mers-cov-daily-monthly-and-cumulative.html

I try and update these data as often as possible - at the moment detection are rising and February is currently the 4th largest month for new detections - updates occur every day or two.

References...

1. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Helath MERS-CoV data http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CCC/pressreleases/pages/default.aspx

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H7N9 cases by Province and Municipality of origin...

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H7N9 cases (surviving and fatal) by Province or
Municipality of acquisition.

This chart highlights where the human case activity was in 2013 and where it is right now.

It's based, as best I can determine, on where the person is likely to have acquired the virus rather than which hospital they were treated in or the location of the detecting laboratory.

The line to keep a very close eye on is that little tan one representing Guangdong province; it pops up in early December 2013. 

Hong Kong cases have also come from Guangdong province. 

This thin tan lane is showing all the early signs of being the next Shanghai, Zhejiang or Jiangsu as a hotspot for H7N9 cases.

Controlling the virus may well be essential for limiting H7N9's chances of getting more "comfortable" among humans in 2014. Or is it just a matter of time and chance before that happens anyway?

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