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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners to better understand the public health risk posed by a novel coronavirus that was first reported to cause human infection in September 2012.
March 7, 2013 the CDC published updated details regarding the severe respiratory illness associated with a Novel Coronavirus that was first reported in September 2012. The update can be found in the MMWR, Update: Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with a Novel Coronavirus — Worldwide, 2012–2013.