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First MERS Patient in Thailand, Officials Confirm

BANGKOK — An elderly man from Oman is the first person in Thailand to be infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), health officials said today.

The 75-year-old patient arrived in Thailand on 15 June seeking treatment for heart disease at a private hospital in Bangkok, said Minister of Public Health Rachata Rachatanawin.

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