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Saudi Arabia's February MERS surge - which has seen 68 cases reported over the past 28 days - appears to be winding down, but KSA's 82nd case of 2019 is reported today from Sajir, located about 200km Northwest of Riyadh.
Today's patient is a 43 year old male, described as a primary case with recent camel contact.
While its been 3 days since the last case was reported from hard-hit Wadi Aldwasir (see Wadi Aldwasir's 50th MERS Case In A Month) - given up to a 14 day incubation period for MERS - it is still too soon to call that outbreak ended.
Meanwhile, tight-lipped Oman has not released any new information since their MOH's brief announcement two weeks ago of 4 new cases, bringing their 2019 total to 10 - with 4 fatalities.For some recent blogs on MERS research, you may wish to revisit:
Epi.& Inf.: Global Status Of MERS-CoV In Camels - A Systemic Review
MERS-CoV In Humans: A Systematic Literature Review
Emerg. Microbe & Inf: MERS Infection In Non-Camelid Domestic Mammals
