A third case of a little known illness of MERS virus that first emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012, has been reported in the US and it repeatedly underlines how little we know about this disease. According to David Swerdlow, incident manager for MERS response activities at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, it is difficult to know what proportion of infected people are … [Read more...]
MERS Death Toll 115 in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah Hospital Head Replaced
The death toll in Saudi Arabia from MERS virus has hit 115. A report on Monday confirms the death of a 45-year-old man and two women in their 50s from MERS after contracting it in the western Saudi Arabia city Jiddah. The disease, originally identified in 2012 in the Middle East, has since spread to other parts of the world. The three additional case brings the total Saudi Arabian cases to … [Read more...]