Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an infectious disease caused by a new type of coronavirus that was first reported in 2012.
Cases continue to be reported, primarily from persons who have resided or traveled to the Middle East, or who have been in contact with MERS cases. In May 2015, MERS patients were also confirmed in South Korea. Be careful when traveling to affected countries. For more information, please see Related Information below.
To date, there have been no cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Japan.

Related information

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare: Q&A on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

• Q&A on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (External link)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: South Korea and China: Outbreak of Infectious Diseases Caused by MERS Coronavirus
Overseas safety website

• South Korea and China: outbreak of infectious disease caused by MERS coronavirus (External link)
• Overseas safety website (External link)

National Institute of Infectious Diseases: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (National Institute of Infectious Diseases)

• Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (National Institute of Infectious Diseases) (External link)

Tokyo Metropolitan Infectious Disease Surveillance Center: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Tokyo Metropolitan Infectious Disease Surveillance Center)

• Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Tokyo Metropolitan Infectious Disease Surveillance Center) (External link)