Illinois man tests positive for MERS virus without falling ill

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Illinois man tests positive for MERS virus without falling ill

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/illinois-resident-tests-positive-mers-virus-cdc-195509678.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Nl8.g4sdTERTOO65pfJpBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-05-17T231248Z_1_CBREA4G1SHE00_RTROPTP_2_US-MERS-ILLINOIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Handout transmission electron micrograph shows particles of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus" align="left" title="Handout transmission electron micrograph shows particles of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus" border="0" /></a>By Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois resident tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome after being in contact with an infected patient, though he did not show signs of illness, U.S. health officials said on Saturday. The man likely contracted MERS from a man in Indiana who was hospitalized in late April with the first known U.S. case of the illness. The Illinois resident's lack of symptoms may shed light on milder forms of the deadly virus, which emerged in the Middle East in 2012 and has infected more than 500 patients in Saudi Arabia alone. Researchers at the forefront of the global MERS response said this week they were investigating whether people infected with MERS who have no symptoms could still pass the virus on to others.</p><br clear="all"/>

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