- CDC and its partners are closely monitoring a MERS outbreak in theRepublic of Korea, the largest known MERS outbreak outside the Arabian Peninsula.
- MERS is a respiratory illness that has caused fever, cough, and shortness of breath in most people who have the disease.
- Healthcare providers should evaluate patients suspected to have MERS usingCDC’s guidelines and work with health departments to consider testing forpatients under investigation.
MERS in Republic of Korea
Since May 2015, the Republic of Korea has been investigating an outbreak of MERS. It is the largest known outbreak of MERS outside the Arabian Peninsula.
CDC does not recommend that Americans change their travel plans to the Republic of Korea or other countries because of MERS. See MERS in the Republic of Korea, Watch- Level 1 Travel Notice.
For more information, see WHO: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and CDC HAN Advisory: Updated Information and Guidelines for Evaluation of Patients for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection, June 11, 2015.
ABOUT MERS
Information about MERS including symptoms and complications, how it spreads, prevention and treatment…PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FOR MERS
Information for travelers from the Arabian Peninsula, contacts of ill travelers from this area, contacts of a confirmed case of MERS, healthcare personnel not using infection-control precautions, and people with exposure to camels…FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Information about MERS, the virus that causes it, how it spreads, symptoms, prevention tips, and what CDC is doing…MERS IN THE U.S.
Information about the MERS situation in the U.S. and about the two imported cases confirmed in the U.S. in May 2014…INFORMATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
Interim guidance, clinical features of MERS, case definitions, tools to collect data on patients under investigation, infection prevention and control recommendations, preparedness checklists, home care and isolation or quarantine guidance, air medical transport guidance...INFORMATION FOR LABORATORIES
Guidelines for collecting, handling and testing clinical specimens, and lab biosafety guidelines...GUIDANCE FOR TRAVEL
Guidelines for travelers to the Arabian Peninsula and the Republic of Korea, recommendations for people planning travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj or Umrah, guidance for airline crew on flights arriving to the U.S...RELATED MATERIALS
Photos of MERS-CoV and additional information for general public, media, healthcare professionals and laboratories…
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