MERS or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is a respiratory virus that was first reported in Saudi Arabia. Let's take a look at some key events in the outbreak.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives to a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

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