WHO To Hold Emergency Meeting on MERS

MERS, as you may know, is a deadlier version of SARS--it has a 60% fatality rate, although it is not very contagious--that has appeared in the Middle-East and appears to be concentrated in Saudi Arabia (the probable source of small pox, interestingly). The Telegraph reports that the World Health Organization is convening an emergency meeting to discuss methods of preventing and treating MERS. According to the article, "The three-day meeting called by the World Health Organisation will look at developing guidelines for Ramadan. In October, more than two million people are expected to attend the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca."