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‘MONKEY B’ VIRUS IN CHINA
A 53-year-old vet in China reportedly died on May 27 due to the Monkey B (BV) virus.
The 53-year-old vet, who worked on two dead monkeys in Beijing, the capital of China, contracted the Monkey B (BV) virus last March.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the veterinarian, who experienced nausea and vomiting, showed fever and neurological symptoms a month later. The Centre said the vet had been admitted to different hospitals but died on May 27.
The center said several samples were collected from the vet in April, including spinal fluid, blood, nasal swab, throat swab and plasma, and the samples were sent to the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention (IVDC). Ivdc performed 4 sets of RT-PCR tests on samples taken from the vet and only tested positive for the BV virus.
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CONTACT NEGATIVE
Chinese media reported that the test results of those who had contact with the veterinarian were negative. The virus in question could pose a zoonotic threat to primate vets, animal care staff and laboratory researchers.
While the BV virus was first isolated in 1932, the virus was generally transmitted through direct contact and exchange of bodily fluid secretions.
The virus, which has a mortality rate of 70-80 percent, has been said to invade the central nervous system when it is transmitted to humans. In those who contracted the virus, the first symptoms were usually announced about 1-3 weeks after exposure to the virus.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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