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Illinois resident who had contact with Indiana MERS patient tests positive for MERS coronavirus - Press Release

Ongoing investigation of the first imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the United States has identified evidence of apparent past MERS-CoV infection in an Illinois man who had close contact with the Indiana MERS patient.

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CDC@CDCgov May 17, 2014Published 15:33 UTCSignal Time 78Trust Score
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Ongoing investigation of the first imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the United States has identified evidence of apparent past MERS-CoV infection in an Illinois man who had close contact with the Indiana MERS patient.

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