77 Cases of MERS-CoV are Reported to WHO

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Since Aug. 3, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has received reports of 77 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection.

Since Aug. 3, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has received reports of 77 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. To read about the details of these cases, click on the following links.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/26-august-2015-mers-saudi-arabia/en/

http://www.who.int/csr/don/21-august-2015-mers-saudi-arabia/en/

http://www.who.int/csr/don/18-august-2015-mers-saudi-arabia/en/

http://www.who.int/csr/don/12-august-2015-mers-saudi-arabia/en/

Source: WHO

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