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Matthew Holt

What is camel flu and what are the symptoms as fans return from World Cup in Qatar

UK doctors have been warned to watch out for a deadly string of 'camel flu' following the return of football fans from the World Cup.

England crashed out of the quarter-finals in Qatar just this weekend, with reigning champions France defeating the Three Lions 2-1 in Al Khor. With floods of football fans now expected to return home, medical professionals have been warned of a potential outbreak.

Known to be a close relative of the deadly Covid-19, the presented symptoms are very similar to that of the SARS-variant. The illness, which can be picked up by humans from camels and passed from person to person via droplets, was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

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