Here are some key points about MERS-CoV. More detail and supporting information is in the main article.

MERS-CoV was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.
MERS-CoV belongs to the coronavirus family.
All cases have been linked to countries in and neighboring the Arabian Peninsula.
Cases of MERS-CoV reported in other countries were travel-related and first developed in the Middle East.
It is thought mammals play a role in the transmission of the virus - bats and camels remaining a high contender.
In addition to humans, strains of MERS-CoV have been identified in camels in Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and in a bat in Saudi Arabia.
Doctors describe MERS-CoV as a flu-like illness with signs and symptoms of pneumonia.
Sufferers of MERS-CoV will generally develop severe acute respiratory illness. Some people have reported mild respiratory illness with others showing no symptoms.
There are no specific treatments for patients who become ill with MERS-CoV infection.
Out of the confirmed cases of MERS-CoV, 36% have been fatal.

June 5, 2015

In light of the recent outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), WHO and the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare will conduct a joint mission in the Republic of Korea.

This joint mission is to gain information and review the situation in the Republic of Korea including the epidemiological pattern, the characteristic of the virus and clinical features.

Based on current data and WHO's risk assessment, there is no evidence to suggest sustained human-to-human transmission in communities and no evidence of airborne transmission.
June 2, 2015 The outbreak of MERS-CoV in the Republic of Korea continues to evolve. The Republic of Korea's first, or "index", case was confirmed on May 20, 2015.

To date, contact tracing has identified a total of 25 laboratory-confirmed cases, including the index case and among health care workers caring for him, patients who were being cared for at the same clinics or hospitals, and family members and visitors. Two of these confirmed cases have been fatal.
June 2, 2015

A total of 1,179 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with MERS-CoV have been reported to WHO since 2012, including at least 442 deaths

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