Algeria Reports First MERS Death

Algeria said a 66-year-old man died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the first deadly case of the virus in the North African country.   The man died late on Monday at a hospital in western Algeria where he had been receiving treatment since the confirmation of his infection late last month, the Health Ministry said in a statement.   The man was one of two identified with MERS after returning from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, which has seen a jump in ...

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