The Department of Health is now awaiting the results of the latest round of medical examinations of a Filipino nurse from Saudi Arabia. The Filipina nurse tested positive for MERS-Corona Virus or MERS-CoV.
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More cases of MERS recorded in the United States
A health worker from Saudi Arabia visited his relatives in the United States, giving rise to the second recorded case of the Middle East Respirators Syndrome coronavirus in the United States.
Saudi Arabia warns of MERS risk from camels as cases rise
(Reuters) – Health experts say camels are the most likely animal source of infection for the disease, which the Saudi Health Ministry said on Sunday three more people had caught and four had died from. First reported two years ago in Saudi Arabia, MERS is a coronavirus like SARS, which originated in animals and killed around 800 people worldwide after first appearing in China in 2002. There is no vaccine or anti-viral treatment against it. […]
Known cases of MERS-Corona virus reach 339
The number of confirmed cases of persons afflicted with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – Corona virus in Saudi Arabia has reached 339, with 26 cases added during the weekend. At least 102 are confirmed dead because of the virus and Saudi Arabia is now asking the World Health Organization for help.
