sars_notd_virus
14th May 2014, 17:55
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV),[1] also termed EMC/2012 (HCoV-EMC/2012), is positive-sense, single-stranded RNA novel species of the genus Betacoronavirus.
First called Novel coronavirus 2012 or simply novel coronavirus, it was first reported in 2012 after genome sequencing of a virus isolated from sputum samples from patients who fell ill in a 2012 outbreak of a new flu.
As of 14 May 2014, MERS-CoV cases have been reported in several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Kuwait, Oman, the Philippines, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27403691
.. A mystery virus with no known cure at the moment.
First called Novel coronavirus 2012 or simply novel coronavirus, it was first reported in 2012 after genome sequencing of a virus isolated from sputum samples from patients who fell ill in a 2012 outbreak of a new flu.
As of 14 May 2014, MERS-CoV cases have been reported in several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Kuwait, Oman, the Philippines, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27403691
.. A mystery virus with no known cure at the moment.