Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)Dec 17, 2022
RT @MarcGozlan
The simultaneous hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2022, and the camel beauty pageant, poses a risk of transmission and globalisation of MERS-CoV. The risk of visitors to Qatar returning to their home countries infected w MERS-CoV remains real
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(22)00543-5/fulltext via @LancetGH
Show threadGregory ThomsonDec 17, 2022
@mackayim2022 the camel beauty what?
Show threadGregory ThomsonDec 17, 2022
@mackayim2022 As Alina might say....how do we know these "beauty camels" were not lab created, because there is no public disclosed data?
Show threadIan M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)Dec 17, 2022
@ThomsonG There can be done botox involved! But I don't think these are mutated Alpacas! 😁
Show threadGregory Thomson
@mackayim2022 During the scene in Lawrence of Arabia the attack on Acaba, Peter O'Toole recounts falling off his camel, yet it stood over him to protect from the stampede.
Jan 2, 2023 at 5:37amWeb