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Deadly Disease Out Of Middle East Draws Concerns Of Pandemic

By Jason Beaubien
Published April 25, 2014 at 4:04 PM EDT
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Cases of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, are on the rise in Saudi Arabia. That's prompting concern among public health officials that the MERS virus has become more virulent.

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Jason Beaubien
Jason Beaubien is NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent on the Science Desk.
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