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Friday, August 18, 2017
Saudi MOH Announces Another MERS Case In Jeddah
#12,700
After skipping a day, the Saudi MOH has another report of a MERS case (exposure under investigation) in Jeddah. This is the 4th case announced in Jeddah - a major Hajj terminal - since the first week of August, and comes less than 10 days before the start of this year's Hajj.
Today's case is the 24th case reported during the first 18 days of August.
Yesterday the World Health Organization published a Saudi MERS update, with details on 26 case that occurred between July 4th and August 12th, 13 of which were associated with a cluster in a hospital in Al Jawf Region.