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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (21): EMRO/WHO update May 2018

MERS -- Worldwide/UnknownHighlights- At the end of May 2018, a total of 2220 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), including 790 associated deaths (case-fatality rate: 35.6 percent) were reported globally; the majority of these cases were reported from Saudi Arabia (1844 cases, including 716 related deaths with a case-fatality rate of 38.8 percent). During the month of May [2018], a total of 12 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS were reported globally: 11 cases in Read more [...]