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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (50): South Korea, China ex South Korea conf. Saudi Arabia

MERS -- Worldwide/UnknownSouth Korea confirmed 5 MERS cases Friday [29 May 2015], bringing the total number of patients infected with the potentially deadly virus to 12, including a man who defied a quarantine protocol and travelled to China, health officials said.Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is considered a deadlier but less infectious cousin of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus that appeared in Asia in 2003 and killed hundreds of people, mostly in China.Symptoms may Read more [...]