Qatar reports 1st MERS case of 2016

The Qatar Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) reported the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) of the year in a 66 year old Qatari national yesterday. The man developed symptoms of fever, cough, and diarrhea associated with abdominal pain upon returning from Saudi Arabia where he owns a sheep and camel barn. He was taken to Hamad General ["]