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FDA Grants Emergency Approval for Diagnostic Test for Middle East Coronavirus (MERS)

July 16, 2013
The FDA has approved a Centers for Disease Control request for emergency use authorization for a test to detect the new respiratory virus, MERS, first diagnosed in the Arabian Peninsula. The authorization gains extra importance in light of the coming hajj in October.
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