Saudi Arabia documented four cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the past six months, the Saudi news outlet al-Arabiya, citing the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) reported on Tuesday.
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) issued a warning Monday after a 28-year-old man tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman.
A scientist from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) is injecting dead samples of the Chinese coronavirus into camels to study antibodies produced by the animals in response, Al Arabiya reported on Monday.
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The annual security briefing delivered to the Senate Intelligence Committee by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has added the Zika virus to the list of infections diseases threatening the United States, on the same list as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Ebola.
Saudi Arabia faces another surge in the MERS coronavirus infections as citizens ready for the Hajj pilgrimage.
Tests on two people in Britain suspected of being infected with Middle Eastern Respiratory Virus Syndrome (MERS) have proved negative, hospital officials said on Tuesday. Concerns about the suspected cases had forced a hospital in northern England to shut briefly
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Tuesday it is now virtually free of the deadly MERS virus that killed 36 people and sickened nearly 200 since an outbreak was declared in May.
Manchester Royal Infirmary has closed its Accident & Emergency, or ‘Casualty’ department after suspecting two patients of having the Middle Eastern Respiratory Virus Syndrome, or MERS. MERS was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012, but has since taken the lives
South Korea posted the worst quarterly economic growth figures in six years this week, having been hit by the spread of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Weak exports, severe drought and reduced tourism have all added to the
Despite Southeast Asian countries’s heightening fear over the recent MERS outbreak in South Korea, representatives for the Centers for Disease Control and Protection say that they believe the United States can effectively respond to MERS if it reaches American shores.
Thailand has confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) following travel warnings issued against South Korea by Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, as that nation struggles to limit the number of cases of the deadly disease, which takes an estimated 40% of the lives it touches.
Public health officials continue to announce deaths resulting from MERS, despite South Korean healthcare workers claiming the virus has “peaked.” The government announced eight new cases and another death, bringing the total number of fatalities to 20.
Healthcare workers in South Korea have begun experimental trials of a plasma treatment they think might help the fight against MERS. Health officials also announced a nineteenth death due to the disease.
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is causing concern across Europe, with another victim reported to have passed away due to complications linked to the disease just hours ago. The German man becomes the first person in Germany to die of MERS or
China has taken steps to increase the national health warning regarding South Korea’s deadly MERS outbreak as the South Korean government announced new MERS-related deaths this Monday.
Seoul, the bustling capital of South Korea, is now reportedly a “ghost town” due to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak. The disease killed over 10 people and sickened 126 others.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an official health advisory on Thursday in response to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea. They urge all hospitals to prepare and familiarize employees with the disease.
On Thursday, Hong Kong health officials tested two patients for the MERS virus striking at the heart of South Korea. At least one patient was confirmed not to have the deadly disease.
South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye postponed a scheduled trip to the United States so she could stay in her home country to supervise the public health response to the MERS crisis gripping South Korea.
Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau have each issued travel warnings for South Korea, where a deadly outbreak of the MERS virus is spreading rapidly.
On Friday, officials from the World Health Organization announced that the United Nations agency would send a team of health experts to Seoul to assess South Korea’s public health response to the recent outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome plaguing the nation.
South Korean officials announced on Wednesday that they can confirm the existence of five new cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, commonly called MERS.
