Waterpipe smoking as a public health risk: Potential risk for transmission of MERS-CoV
Waterpipe smoking as a public health risk: Potential risk for transmission of MERS-CoV
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DOI：
10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.05.006
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
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4.4
通讯作者：
Lipkin, W. Ian
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作者：
Alagaili, Abdulaziz N.;Briese, Thomas;Lipkin, W. Ian
2012年，沙特阿拉伯王国出现中东呼吸综合征（MERS-CoV），对公共卫生造成严重挑战。MERS-CoV的流行病学仍然是个谜，因为人与人之间的传播尚未完全了解。在病毒传播中可能发挥作用的一种可能情况是文化水烟。在沙特阿拉伯境内的城市中提供水烟的咖啡馆已被转移到城市范围以外的地区，这些地区往往靠近骆驼市场。我们报告了一项监测研究的结果，其中对沙特阿拉伯几个地区的水管软管进行了MERS-CoV检测。从持续记录MERS CoV病例的城市共采集了2489份水管样本。在采集的样本中未检测到MERS-CoV RNA。尽管我们的调查结果是负面的，但吸水烟对公众健康的危害不应低估。为了避免在中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒流行的国家内传播，我们建议将可重复使用的软管更换为“一次性”软管，并仔细检查水管组件，以确保适当的清洁和消毒。(C)2018作者制作和主办由爱思唯尔B. V.代表沙特国王大学。
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) emerged in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012 causing a critical challenge to public health. The epidemiology of MERS-CoV remain enigmatic as human-to-human transmission is not fully understood. One possible scenario that might play a role in the virus transmission is the cultural waterpipe smoking. Cafes providing waterpipe smoking in cities within Saudi Arabia have been moved to areas outside city limits that frequently place them close to camels markets. We report results of a surveillance study wherein waterpipe hoses throughout several regions in Saudi Arabia were tested for the presence of MERS-CoV. A total of 2489 waterpipe samples were collected from cities where MERS-CoV cases were continuously recorded. MERS-CoV RNA wasn't detected in collected samples. Irrespective of the negative results of our survey, the public health risk of waterpipe smoking should not be underestimated. To avoid a possible transmission within country where MERS-CoV is prevalent, we recommend the replacement of resusable hoses with "one-time-use" hoses in addition to a close inspection of waterpipe components to assure the appropriate cleaning and sanitization. (C) 2018 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University.