South Korea's health ministry reported four more MERS-CoV infections today, boosting the total to 179, and said they have identified transmission that may have occurred outside of the hospital setting, according to media reports.
An international research group today warned that climate change could erode 50 years' of public health gains, but addressing the problem now presents a global health opportunity, according to a report today in The Lancet.
Korea now has 175 cases, and US experts publish recommendations for US readiness.
Also, the WHO said an Omani man hospitalized with MERS in Thailand had symptoms before he left Oman.
MERS infections continue in Hofuf—where at least 2 hospitals are involved—with 3 new cases in recent days.
Korea reports a new case and new death, and 85 are being monitored in Thailand.
The Thai case involves an elderly traveler to Oman, and Korea's total reaches 165.
In the wake of several lab missteps involving dangerous pathogens, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said it will take 3 years to release detailed information on lab incidents throughout the country, USA Today reported yesterday.
At its 9th meeting, the emergency committee says MERS does not constitute an emergency situation.
Three of the new cases are linked to a Seoul hospital that has ties to almost half the nation's total.
