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Oct 10, 2013

Oct 10, 2013

Survey: MERS advice for high-risk Hajj pilgrims often ignored

Pre-Hajj survey finds that at-risk French pilgrims aren't cancelling plans because of MERS.

Aug 01, 2013

Aug 01, 2013

News Scan for Aug 01, 2013

US kindergarten vaccination
NDM-1 in France
H5N1 in Nepal
Rabies in Taiwan

Jun 13, 2013

Jun 13, 2013

MERS-CoV vigilance rises in US

The CDC said today that more than 30 US patients have been tested for MERS-CoV, as clinicians asked about criteria for emergency room testing.

May 31, 2013

May 31, 2013

Italy resident has MERS after trip to Jordan

(CIDRAP News) – Italy announced its first Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case today, in a man who recently spent time in Jordan, site of the first known MERS illnesses, according to media reports.

May 29, 2013

May 29, 2013

More MERS-CoV deaths reported as clusters are profiled

(CIDRAP News) – Another Saudi Arabian has been infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), while six others whose illnesses were previously announced have died, Saudi Arabian authorities and the World Health Organization announced today.

May 28, 2013

May 28, 2013

Saudi Arabia reports 5 more MERS-CoV cases

(CIDRAP News) – Saudi Arabia reported today that five more people have been infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), as if to underline yesterday's warning from the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) that the novel virus is a global threat.

May 24, 2013

May 24, 2013

Saudis to send animal samples to US in MERS-CoV probe

(CIDRAP News) – Saudi Arabian officials announced today that they plan to send animal samples to the United States as part of the hunt for the source of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and also reported that testing of scores of human samples has revealed no new cases in the past 2 days.

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