Featured image showing a MERS-CoV virus illustration, dromedary camel, world map, and timeline of key events from 2012 to the present.
MERS, History

History and Epidemiology of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) emerged in 2012 as a newly identified zoonotic coronavirus infection caused by Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).