The year-to-date total of MERS cases has climbed to 15 after an infection was notified from the southern town Wadi Aldwasir and Oman’s health ministry announced they had four cases in the Sultanate. The Saudi case had confirmed contact with camels, a risk factor in MERS transmission, but no details were provided by authorities on the cases in Oman. Read more
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