Qatar's health ministry today reported another Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, its second case reported in the past week, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported today.
Two new reports on MERS bring bad news and good news.
Kuwait's Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced the country's first two Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections, according to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and the MOH's Twitter account. The cases might not be laboratory confirmed.
A Saudi camel that might have passed MERS to its owner may have been ill, an official said today.
The finding, if confirmed, will mark the first time the virus has clearly been detected in an animal.
Qatari health officials today announced a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in a 48-year-old citizen, according to a report from the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
The Qatar Supreme Council of Health said the man has underlying health conditions and that tests on his close contacts have so far been negative, the report said. No other details were available about the case, which is the eighth one reported in Qatar.
Officials give new details and outline efforts to identify fellow Jeddah-to-Madrid passengers.
The MERS patient in the UAE and the two in Saudi Arabia are all hospitalized in ICUs.
Spain's first MERS case was confirmed in a woman who spent October in Saudi Arabia.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed a fatal case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia, adding to information in an Oct 31 statement from the Saudi government about the death of a 56-year-old.
