PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (50): Saudi Arabia (RI), EMRO Nov 2018 update

MERS — Saudi Arabia
At the end of November 2018, a total of 2274 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), including 806 associated deaths (case fatality rate 35.4%) were reported globally; the majority of these cases were reported from Saudi Arabia (1896 cases, including 732 related deaths with a case fatality rate of 38.6%).
During the month of November [2018], a total of 8 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS were reported globally (all from Saudi Arabia), including 2 associated