In a pair of puzzling statements, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sep 1 reported the recovery of four patients from Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections, though two of them had previously been described as asymptomatic.
Several virologists have questioned the report of a MERS virus fragment found in a Saudi bat sample.
The WHO confirmed four MERS cases in Saudi Arabia, raising the global tally to 108 cases and 50 deaths.
A Saudi official reported two asymptomatic MERS cases as the WHO confirmed two from Qatar.
Saudi Arabia announced two new MERS cases, one fatal, as the WHO recognized eight recent ones.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today it has received reports of six more Cyclospora infections, lifting the nation's total to 616 so far (see map below).
Of 591 case-patients with available information, 45 (8%) were hospitalized. The latest illness-onset date was Aug 6.
Authorities in Qatar have reported another Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case, the country's second in a week, according to a Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) story today.
The country's Ministry of Health reports three more cases, although total counts from various sources are conflicting.
New cases and a death in the Riyadh region were reported, as well as in a man in Florence who apparently transmitted MERS to a niece and co-worker.
Strong evidence that a bat from Saudi Arabia is the virus's natural reservoir.
