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Author: Farag, Elmoubasher; Nour, Mohamed; Islam, Md. Mazharul; Mustafa, Aya; Khalid, Minahil; Sikkema, Reina S.; Alhajri, Forhud; Bu-Sayaa, Abdulla; Haroun, Mohamed; Van Kerkhove, Maria D.; Elkholy, Amgad; Malik, Sk. Mamunur R.; Reusken, Chantal; Koopmans, Marion; AlHajri, Mohd M.
Title: Qatar experience on One Health approach for middle-east respiratory syndrome coronavirus, 2012–2017: A viewpoint
  • Document date: 2019_4_4
  • ID: 608b4e63_24
    Snippet: Community engagement has been key to establishing One Health surveillance in Qatar. Self-reporting of disease compared with the previous rejection and denial was an important change of behaviour among the people at risk, particularly those exposed to abattoir, camel race areas and the ports of entry. Furthermore, the positive community response to the MERS-CoV outbreak control policy was due to the constant transparent emergency risk communicatio.....
    Document: Community engagement has been key to establishing One Health surveillance in Qatar. Self-reporting of disease compared with the previous rejection and denial was an important change of behaviour among the people at risk, particularly those exposed to abattoir, camel race areas and the ports of entry. Furthermore, the positive community response to the MERS-CoV outbreak control policy was due to the constant transparent emergency risk communication which allowed the community to be well-informed of the situation. It also helped to maintain public trust in the competency of national authorities.

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