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A Thai woman suspected of having contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) virus has been hospitalised after returning from her pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, reports Vietnam News Agency ( VNA ).

The 59-year-old woman who lives in Muang district, the southern Thai province of Yala, was admitted yesterday with the flu-like symptoms of high fever, cough and breathing difficulties, provincial health authorities said today.

She returned home on Oct 2.

This year, about 10,400 Thais performed their haj and are expected to return to the country by the end of this month.

Most of the Mers cases have sourced from Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia. Mers Coronavirus belongs to the family of corona viruses which also includes Sars which haunted Asia in 2003.

It has a much higher fatality rate than Sars and there is no cure or vaccine.

Thailand confirmed its first case of Mers on June 18, which saw a 75-year-old entrepreneur from Oman, who was tested positive for Mers, successfully treated in Bangkok.

- Bernama

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