A soul has tested positively charged for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus ( also know as MERS or MERS - CoV ) in Al Ain city of Abu Dhabi , the Capital of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) , agree to theWorld Health Organization(WHO ) . As of yet , the source of the contagion is unclear .
The 28 - twelvemonth - previous man was admitted to infirmary on June 8 and was officially diagnose with MERS on June 23 after a polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) trial run proved a positive result . The WHO gave few detail about the piece or his condition , but noted he was not a healthcare proletarian nor a citizen of the UAE .
A sum of 108 people who had been in contact with the patient at healthcare facilities were identified and screened for MERS , but all consequence were negative .
MERS is due to a coronavirus that ’s related but not the same as the one that causesCOVID-19 , SARS - CoV-2 .
It ’s broadly speaking a respiratory disease , causing symptom such as a feverishness , cough , and truncation of breather . Some cases can also direct to pneumonia and/or gastrointestinal problem .
There ’s grounds that camel in the Middle East are the chief seed of the virus , but it can also spread from someone to individual .
The latest case reported by the WHO has reportedly not add up into liaison with dromedary camels or any camel Cartesian product , mean the source of his infection is unclear .
MERSwas first identify in 2012 in the Middle East where it is still most commonly reported . Since its discovery , there have been three notable eruption . Prior to this case , the last MERS contagion reported from the UAE was in November 2021 .
The most austere outbreak of MERS occurred in 2012 . From 2012 to 2020 , the WHOrecorded2,566 cases and 882 last . That works out to be a human death rate of 34 per centum , which is very eminent . However , the WHO has noted that " this may be an overestimate of the true mortality rate , as soft cases of MERS may be missed by existing surveillance system . "
Most of the cases in the 2012 outbreak occurred in Saudia Arabia , South Korea , UAE , Jordan , Qatar , Oman , and Iran . The UK recorded five case and three expiry , while the US reported two and no deaths .
