5 May 2014 - On 24 April 2014, the National IHR Focal Point (NFP) of Jordan reported a laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in a 28-year-old male from Saudi Arabia. 

To read more: He was identified through contact tracing activities and is asymptomatic. He is a relative of a previously reported case on 23 April 2014. Nasopharyngeal swab specimens were collected on 22 April 2014 and by 24 April 2014 the Central Public Health Laboratory confirmed MERS-CoV by PCR testing. The national authorities of Saudi Arabia have traced contacts for this case and the case reported on 22 April. No secondary cases were identified.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update