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World Health Organization: MERS isn’t an emergency

By Maria Cheng
Published May 14, 2014 1:14pm ET
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World Health Organization: MERS isn’t an emergency
A Muslim pilgrim wears a surgical mask to help prevent infection from a respiratory virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday May, 13, 2014. Saudi health authorities reported another five deaths Tuesday from MERS that has sickened hundreds and killed over 150 people. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) | Hasan Jamali

LONDON (AP) — The spread of a puzzling respiratory virus in the Middle East and beyond is not a global health emergency despite a recent spike in cases, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

The decision was made after a meeting of WHO’s expert group on the Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS.

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