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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) reminder
NaTHNaC has reviewed MERS-CoV advice for UK travellers in line with current UK Health Security Agency recommendations and is reminding travellers to be aware of their MERS-CoV risk
Updated: 02 August 2024
Take usual precautions
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MERS-CoV is believed to have originated in bats and then spread to camels and has spread to humans from animals
Updated: 14 May 2025
Outbreaks
14 May 2025
MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia
Between 1 March and 21 April 2025, the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reported nine cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. Two of these cases died. Among the nine cases, seven cases were identified in Riyadh, including six health care workers who acquired the infection caring for an infected patient. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on MERS-CoV.
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