First MERS-CoV In U.S. Diagnosed With FDA Emergency-Authorized Test Kit

The first documented Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case has appeared in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed May 2, and the individual was diagnosed with an MERS testing kit developed by CDC and approved for emergency use by FDA last June.

The first documented case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was reported in the U.S. in late April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said May 2.

The patient, an American health care provider who had been working in Saudi Arabia, was diagnosed upon returning home to Muncie, Ind., after experiencing symptoms of the disease with a...

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