The virus is widespread in the Americas and Africa regions, with several countries reporting cases in 2021. Chikungunya virus disease cases have also been reported in Asia during this period.
From 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021, 19 MERS-CoV cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia (17) and the United Arab Emirates (2), including eight deaths. In Saudi Arabia, all were primary cases, 10 of whom reported contact with camels. These 17 cases were reported in Riyadh (10), Makkah (4), and the Eastern Province (3).
From 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021, 19 MERS-CoV cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia (17) and the United Arab Emirates (2), including eight deaths. In Saudi Arabia, all were primary cases, 10 of whom reported contact with camels. These 17 cases were reported in Riyadh (10), Makkah (4), and the Eastern Province (3).
From 1 January 2021 to 3 May 2021, eight MERS-CoV cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia (7) and the United Arab Emirates (1), including four deaths. In Saudi Arabia, all were primary cases, of whom four reported contact with camels. These seven cases were reported in Riyadh (4), Makkah (2), and Eastern Province (1).
The virus is widespread in the Americas region, with several countries reporting cases in 2020. Chikungunya virus disease cases have also been reported in Asia and Africa during this period.
From 1 January 2021 to 3 May 2021, eight MERS-CoV cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia (7) and the United Arab Emirates (1), including four deaths. In Saudi Arabia, all were primary cases, of whom four reported contact with camels. These seven cases were reported in Riyadh (4), Makkah (2), and Eastern Province (1).
On 3 August 2015, Spain notified a case of chikungunya virus infection in a resident of the city of Gandía in the autonomous community of Valencia. On 11 September 2015, authorities in Spain acknowledged that the case was a false positive. This rapid risk assessment reviews the later discarded chikungunya case reported from Spain without travel history to endemic areas and the risk of possible onwards transmission.