ALERT: It’s Here – CDC Confirms MERS Virus Infection on U.S. Soil

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first case of the deadly MERS virus in the United States. AZFamily reports: Middle East respiratory syndrome — or MERS — first surfaced two years ago. Since then, at least 400 cases of the respiratory illness have been reported, and more than 100 people have died. Saudi Arabia was been the center of the outbreak. All the victims have had ties to the Middle East or to someone who traveled there. The virus has been found in camels, but officials don’t know how it is spreading to humans. The CDC said the infected person is a healthcare worker who traveled from Saudi Arabia to Indiana: On April 24, the patient traveled by plane from Saudi Arabia to London, then from London to Chicago,” the CDC said. “The patient then took a bus from Chicago to Indiana.



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