MERS

MERS

On the Move
Turkey has confirmed its first MERS-CoV case, according to Today's Zaman, an English language newspaper in the country.

The man, who passed away on October 11, had recently returned from Saudi Arabia—linked to most cases in the Middle East. Turkey is now the 23rd country to report MERS cases on a list from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has announced steps to fight an ongoing cluster of cases in the city of Taif—where 3 out of 5 new cases have emerged since the weekend. Measures include assessing and monitoring infection control practices at a pair of Taif hospitals: King Abdulaziz and King Faisal.
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