MERS — Worldwide/Unknown
Highlights
– At the end of December 2018, a total of 2279 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), including 806 associated deaths (case fatality rate 35.3%), were reported globally; the majority of these cases were reported from Saudi Arabia (1901 cases, including 732 related deaths with a case fatality rate of 38.5%).
– During the month of December [2018], a total of 5 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS were reported globally (all from Saudi Arabia) with no
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