The notice means no confirmed MERS cases have been linked to the 2013 Hajj.
A Bangladeshi doctor who was working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, died of a Middle East respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection on Jan 15, according to an Arab News report today. The case has not yet been announced by Saudi authorities.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed a fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case in an Omani man that was reported by the media a week ago and revealed that he had extensive contact with camels.
German researchers say scores of people who had contact with a MERS patient escaped infection.
Researchers say that MERS-CoV, or a closely related virus, existed in camels in the UAE in 2003.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has another Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case, involving a 33-year-old male healthcare worker in Dubai who had contact with another MERS patient, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today.
In a statement, the WHO said the patient was exposed to the MERS patient whose case was reported on Dec 20. The latter was a 68-year-old man in Dubai who has since died.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is taking steps to curb infectious disease threats at refugee camps in two African nations struck by violent political unrest, South Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR).
The wife of a MERS patient from UAE tests positive, and the WHO confirms five Saudi cases.
A camel herd in Qatar that had MERS-CoV infections tied to human cases seems to be free of the virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today recognized four Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases recently reported by Saudi Arabia, including one death, raising the agency's global count to 170 cases and 72 deaths.
