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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (09): Saudi Arabia, WHO

MERS -- Saudi ArabiaAt the end of January 2018, a total of 2160 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), including 773 associated deaths (case-fatality rate: 35.8 percent) were reported globally; the majority of these cases were reported from Saudi Arabia (1786 laboratory-confirmed cases, including 699 related deaths with a case-fatality rate of 39.1 percent).During the month of January [2018], 25 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS were reported in Saudi Arabia including Read more [...]