Saturday, April 19, 2014

MERS virus

MERS virus

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
This particular strain of coronavirus has not been previously identified in humans. There is very limited information on transmission, severity and clinical impact with only a small number of cases reported thus far.

16 APRIL 2014 - On 13 and 14 April 2014 United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported a cluster of ten laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection among health-care workers identified through screening of contacts of a previously laboratory-confirmed case from Abu Dhabi who died on 10 April 2014.

Graphic shows the outbreak of the MERS virus, first detected in April 2012. Saudi Arabia is the worst affected country where the death of the 67th victim was announced April 16, 2014.

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