Saudi Arabia reported 9 new MERS-CoV cases in the past 3 days, including 6 asymptomatic cases.
Saudi Arabia announced that four women have recovered from cases of MERS, while another four people have died.
A study of a recent outbreak of MERS-CoV reveals that the virus spread in three hospitals and that some patients transmit it more than others.
Eight Jordanians who had MERS-CoV infections more than a year ago didn't quite match the profile of more recent cases.
Saudi Arabia reported three more MERS-CoV cases and four more deaths yesterday, raising the global tally to 64 cases and 38 deaths.
The trickle of MERS-CoV cases continued today with Saudi Arabia reporting three more, including a fatal one, pushing the unofficial global count over 60.
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.
Saudi Arabia, epicenter of MERS-CoV outbreaks, reported three more cases today, one of them fatal.
Saudi Arabian officials have deposited in a public database four MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) genetic sequences from the recent hospital cluster of cases in the Al-Ahsa region, increasing the number of available sequences for the virus to nine, according to a blog entry from virologist Andrew Rambaut, PhD, of the University of Edinburgh.
The WHO praised the Saudis for their MERS-CoV response, but also noted that big gaps persist in the world's understanding of it.
