Mass pilgrim gatherings could encourage MERS coronavirus to spread faster

MERS-CoV, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus may spread faster and deeper internationally during two mass pilgrim gatherings taking place this year in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Kamran Khan, an infectious disease physician, of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada, and colleagues warned in the journal PLoS Currents: Outbreaks. Two Muslim pilgrimages - Umrah and Hajj - attract millions of people from all over the world to the holy Saudi cities of Mecca and Medina. Umrah can be done at any time of year...
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