Washington, May 13 (IANS) The second case of deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) which initially surfaced in Saudi Arabia in 2012 has been found in the US, health authorities said Monday. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the patient is a healthcare worker, residing and working in Saudi Arabia, and is unlinked to the first US imported case of MERS reported May 2 in Indiana. The patient is isolated at an Orlando hospital, \"being well cared for, and is currently doing well\", the CDC said in a statement. The patient was hospitalised last Friday and diag**sed with the MERS virus Sunday night.
05-14-2014, 08:55 AM
US reports second imported case of MERS
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