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The current outbreak in Riyadh started mid-July when a 56-year-old man became infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS). This individual had frequent contacts with camels and consumed raw camel milk. This man infected his 52-year-old wife, his 53-year-old brother, and 30-year old son. The index case and his wife are reported to have died. Almost 120 cases have been confirmed during this MERS outbreak in Riyadh through August 28, 2015.   As in other MERS outbreaks, more males then females are infected, about 61%. The males range in age from 2-109 years old with a median age of 61. The females range in age from 25 to 98 with a median age of 58. The fatality rate for this outbreak is about 25%, with similar death percentages for both males and females. However the fatality statistics could change because the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health is reporting that there are at least 50 cases still under treatment. In this outbreak, most of the infections had been con...

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreaks associated with nosocomial infection and human-to-human transmission have been routinely documented since the first cases were first reported in 2012. At least 11 major MERS outbreaks have occurred since then, including the current outbreak in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All the major MERS outbreaks have occurred on the Arabian Peninsula with the exception of a recent outbreak in the Republic of Korea between May and June, 2015 where more than 180 cases could be traced back to a single index case infected on the Arabian Peninsula. With the exception of data from the Republic of Korea outbreak, detailed information is limited on the MERS outbreaks on the Arabian Peninsula. One or possibly two separate outbreak in the United Arab Emirates included as many as 40 cases between April and May 2014 from Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. All of the remaining major outbreaks from the Arabian Peninsula occurred in Saudi Arabia. Chronologically, the first major ou...