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Published: June 29, 2013, 1:48 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Matt Frieman

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Matt joins Vincent, Alan, and Rich to summarize what we know and what we do not know about the MERS coronavirus.

\nLinks for this episode:\n

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• MERS-CoV\xa0update\xa0(WHO)
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• MERS-CoV\xa0evolution\xa0(epidemic)
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• Sick camel\xa0linked to MERS-CoV death (7Days)
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• MERS-CoV\xa0hospital outbreak\xa0(NEJM)
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• MERS-CoV French\xa0hospital cluster\xa0(Lancet)
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• MERS-CoV\xa0family cluster\xa0(NEJM)
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• Matt on MERS-CoV on the\xa0Voice of Russia
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 239
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Rich\xa0-\xa0Sydney Brenner\xa0(Web of Stories)

\nListener Pick of the Week\n

Ebrahim\xa0-\xa0Virus Hunter\xa0by CJ Peters and Mark Olshaker

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