Family Members of 1st MERS Patient in Thailand Undergoing Tests

Two more foreigners, relatives of Thailand’s first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, considered “high risk contacts,” are being tested for MERS, public health officials said Friday evening. The 75-year-old businessman from Oman had traveled Monday to Thailand with family members on an Oman Air flight for treatment of a heart condition. Specimens collected from the patient’s son and nephew have been sent to a laboratory and results are expected to be known in 48 hours, Dr....

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