Very Low Risk of MERS Virus in Arizona

By |2017-02-10T09:49:13-07:00June 23rd, 2015|Preparedness|

A new virus known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.  More than 1,000 cases of the disease and more than 400 deaths have been reported by the World Health Organization.  Cases have been reported from 25 different countries, all linked to nine countries within the Arabian Peninsula.  The U.S. [...]