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As the Hajj starts, the WHO confirms two previously reported Saudi MERS cases, both fatal.
The cases, apparently previously reported by Saudi Arabia, raise the global count to 136, with 58 deaths.
Experts today reaffirmed their earlier finding that MERS is not a global health emergency.
Much is unknown: the animal source, how the virus jumps to or among people, clinical variables, etc.
The WHO notes that the disease pattern seems to be trending younger and female.
A study today indicates that MERS-CoV likely jumped from animals to humans multiple times.
Amid reports of 3 new cases, the WHO today posted revised recommendations on MERS lab testing.
Officials said today that a 41-year-old Filipino nurse who worked in Saudi Arabia has died of MERS.
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