US declares potential emergency over new Middle East virus By Maggie Fox, Senior Writer, NBC News The U.S. government has declared the outbreak caused by the new Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) virus to be a potential public health emergency – not because it’s affecting the U.S. but to allow the quicker release of tests to keep an eye on it. The virus has killed at least 30 of the 54 people infected – giving it a more than 50 percent fatality rate, the World Health Organization says. What’s not clear is whether more people are infected but they’re just not sick enough to go to the hospital. That would lower the mortality rate. Abdul Nasser Ali Kunju Zindy S Villagomez
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:52:13 +0000
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