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MERS Makes First U.S. Appearance In Indiana

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The first U.S. case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has been reported in Indiana, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr Gupta reports.

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MERS makes first U.S. appearance, in Indiana (CNN, May 2, 2014)
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"... The patient is a health-care provider who recently traveled to Saudi Arabia to provide health care, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, assistant surgeon general with the U.S. Public Health Service and director for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

The person, an American male, traveled on April 24 from Riyadh to London, then to Chicago, and took a bus to Indiana, officials said. He began experiencing shortness of breath, coughing, and fever on April 27, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.

The patient was admitted to Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana, on April 28, the same day he visited the emergency department there, the health department said. He has been isolated and is in stable condition. He is receiving oxygen support, but does not require a ventilator, Schuchat said.

The virus poses a "very low risk to the broader general public," Schuchat said, as it has not been shown to spread easily from person to person..."


MERS: 5 things to know (CNN, May 2, 2014)
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MERS coronavirus can be transmitted from camel to humans (Science Daily, May 2, 2014)
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MERS-Coronavirus von Kamel auf Mensch übertragbar (Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien, May 2,  2014)
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Saudi Mers death toll passes 100 (BBC, Apr 27, 2014)
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Saudi health minister sacked as Mers death toll rises (BBC, Apr 22, 2014)
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Saudi officials see spike in MERS coronavirus cases (CNN, Apr 22, 2014)
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