The WHO has published an update on MERS in the kingdom this year, with four cases from Riyadh and one case each from Jeddah, Al-Ahsaa and Makkah which resulted in three deaths. The agency forecasts more cases in the Middle East ‘and that cases will continue to be exported to other countries by individuals who might acquire the infection after exposure to dromedaries, animal products (for example, consumption of camel’s raw milk), or humans (for example, in a health care setting)’.
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