CDC Confirms First Case of MERS Virus in the US
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, May 2, 2014, GWP
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The CDC confirmed the first US case of an American infected with the MERS virus. The man fell ill after arriving in the US from Saudi Arabia.
Researchers are convinced camels are almost certainly the source of a deadly SARS-like condition that is spreading across the Middle East.
THe AP reported:
Health officials on Friday confirmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious Middle East virus. The man fell ill after arriving in the U.S. about a week ago from Saudi Arabia where he is a health care worker.