The second U.S. case of the MERS virus has been confirmed in Florida, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Monday.
No other specifics of the newest case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have been released. The CDC said in a tweet that more information on the case is to come.
The details are expected to be divulged Monday at a press conference organized by Florida Department of Health and CDC officials, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET, NBC Chicago reported.
The first case of MERS in the U.S., which has already infected hundreds in Saudi Arabia, was reported in Indiana on May 2. The patient was a male health care worker who lived in Saudi Arabia, USA Today reported. He returned to the U.S. to go on a planned trip to visit family.
The patient was released from the hospital over the weekend after he was quarantined.
"The patient has tested negative for MERS, is no longer symptomatic and poses no threat to the community," Dr. Alan Kumar, chief medical information officer from Community Hospital in Munster, said according to NBC Chicago.
MERS belongs to the same family of viruses as the common cold and the SARS virus. Symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing and fever, according to the CDC. The disease, which attacks the respiratory system, can bring on other illnesses including Pneumonia.
At least 400 MERS cases have been reported across the Middle East and Europe, with Saudi Arabia being the most affected country. Nearly 100 cases have been fatal. So far no cure has been found.
Though MERS can spread between humans it is not particularly contagious. Experts have traced the virus back to camels, but it is not known why humans are being infected, NBC Chicago reported.
