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A religious pilgrim wears a mask because of fear of MERS. (October, 2013, near Mecca)

MERS Watch

Contributors: Susannah Locke

6 Total Updates Since
May 16, 2014, 8:50am EDT

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June 6, 2014
Deadly MERS virus jumped from a camel to a person

By Susannah Locke

Investigators narrow in on the origins of a microbe that has killed hundreds.
May 28, 2014
MERS person-to-person leap in US wasn't real

By Susannah Locke

The test was a false positive
May 23, 2014
The interactive world map of MERS

By Susannah Locke

Where people are infected right now
May 21, 2014
All US MERS patients have recovered

By Susannah Locke

There are currently no people with known MERS infections in the US
May 19, 2014
MERS virus' first person-to-person leap in US

By Susannah Locke

Public health officials are concerned that this sometimes-fatal illness could possibly become a pandemic. Now evidence of the virus just turned up in a third person within our borders.
May 16, 2014
What's the MERS virus, and is it going to kill us?

By Susannah Locke

A new pathogen seems to have a horrific death rate and the potential to become the next great pandemic — or just fizzle out. Here's what you need to know.