Saudi Arabia reports more MERS coronavirus cases and deaths
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) reported recently of several more Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases and fatalities, according to recent, sequential media statements. Image/W123 More...
Antiviral drug cocktail reduces MERS virus in monkeys according to study
With the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) still growing, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are reporting some promising More...
Tunisia and Qatar report MERS deaths, more cases from Saudi Arabia
The Ministries of Health in Tunisia and Qatar have notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of two additional laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) More...
MERS global case count increases to 108 with four new cases from Saudi Arabia
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced being informed of four additional confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from Saudi Arabia on Friday. According to the WHO Global More...
MERS coronavirus: 29-year-old Qatari man is the 104th case globally
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday that they were informed about two additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) of of Qatar. Confirmation of both cases was More...
MERS coronavirus cases top 100 globally
The global Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak has topped 100 cases this week as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put the total count at 103 as of Friday. Image/CIA The More...
MERS coronavirus found in bat near site of first Saudi Arabia case, genetically identical to virus found in that case
Just a couple of weeks after Netherlands scientists have found antibodies to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in some Dromedary camels, investigators from the Center for Infection More...
New MERS-CoV case reported in Qatar, third case in the Arab state
Qatar’s Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has reported a new case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), making it the third case in a Qatari. According to a Gulf News report today, the patient More...
Camels the source of MERS coronavirus? Current evidence is not sufficient according to FAO
New research by National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in Bilthoven, the Netherlands scientists have found antibodies to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in some Dromedary More...
Saudi Arabia confirms three more MERS coronavirus cases, brings global total to 94
The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of three additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a WHO outbreak More...
Saudi Arabia report another MERS death, OIE says there is no evidence that people have become infected through contact with animals
The Saudi Arabian Health Ministry announced another fatality related to infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, according to a health ministry release Thursday. Middle More...
WHO reports 89th and 90th MERS coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia
The World Health Organization has been informed of two additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Saudi Arabia. Image/W123 at Wikimedia Commons The More...
Six additional MERS cases reported from UAE and Saudi Arabia
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been notified of an additional six confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), four from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and two from Saudi More...
MERS does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC): Emergency committee
In a follow-up to a report July 6, the second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations met today and to determine whether the Middle East More...
UAE reports a MERS coronavirus infection, brings global total to 82 cases
In a World Health Organization (WHO) update today, the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reported a laboratory-confirmed case of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus More...
CDC updates travel notice for Arabian Peninsula
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated travel notice for travelers to the Arabian Peninsula, in light of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) reported from More...
Saudi Arabia reports 81st global case of MERS coronavirus in Asir man
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health has reported one additional case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a ministry news release. Image/Maureen Metcalfe; Azaibi Tamin The More...
Saudi Arabia announces another MERS case, global total now 80
The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Saudi Arabia has announced one additional laboratory-confirmed case and two deaths in previously confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection More...
WHO to convene emergency committee on MERS next week
In a press conference July 5, WHO health security chief Keiji Fukuda announced the UN agency would go ahead next week and to convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee over the Middle East More...
MERS coronavirus: Two more cases reported in Saudi Arabia, study says virus does not yet have pandemic potential
The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Saudi Arabia has announced two additional laboratory-confirmed cases and two deaths in previously confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection More...
