PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (57): South Korea, Saudi Arabia, viral sequencing, WHO

MERS — Worldwide/Unknown
On [5 Jun 2015], the National IHR Focal Point of the Republic of Korea notified WHO of 5 additional confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), including 1 death.
Details of the cases are as follows:
1- A 49-year-old male developed symptoms on 23 May [2015] while admitted to hospital since 14 May [2015]. The patient shared the room with a laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV case that was reported in a previous DON on [4 Jun 2015] (case n. 1). He tested positive