Saudi Arabia has urged its citizens to wear masks and gloves when dealing with camels so as to avoid spreading the deadly Mers virus.
The agriculture ministry advised people not to come into contact with camels unless necessary and to wash their hands if they did.
Saudia Arabia is the country by far most affected by Mers, with 133 deaths since the virus was detected in 2012.
Nearly 500 people in the kingdom have been infected.
Mers is part of a large family of viruses
Mers - Middle East respiratory syndrome - has also spread to other countries in the Middle East.
The disease is a coronavirus, a large family of viruses that also includes the common cold and Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome). It causes fever, pneumonia and kidney failure.
"It is advisable to wear protective gloves, especially when dealing with births or sick or dead (camels)," the agriculture ministry said in a statement.
It suggested boiling camel milk and only eating cooked camel meat.
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