05 May2014
Malaysia Moves to Contain Deadly MERS Virus
Malaysian health officials inspecting villagers who had contact with a man who died from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) disease in Batu Pahat, Johor, on April 18. European Pressphoto Agency
Authorities have tracked down nearly 200 people in Malaysia, including passengers of two Turkish Airlines flights, who came into contact with a man who recently died from a deadly viral disease from the Middle East.
The 54-year-old man who died on April 13 contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, while on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. His death was the first MERS death recorded in Southeast Asia. As of Sunday, no new case of the virus had been detected in Malaysia, said health authorities.
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