Only two other human coronaviruses - besides the one in the most recent outbreak -- are known to frequently cause severe symptoms: SARS and MERS (M

The spread of the disease outside of China is raising concern among health officials and the general public.

The case in Japan is the second confirmed case of 2019-nCoV that has been detected outside of China, and it follows the first confirmation that arr

Earlier laboratory tests ruled out SARS and MERS — Middle East respiratory syndrome — as well as influenza, bird flu, adenovirus and other common l

The agency is taking aggressive action after previous outbreaks of novel viruses from abroad, including severe acute respiratory syndrome, known as

The current situation follows the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) outbreak in 2002 and first detection of Middle East resp

BEIJING - Chinese researchers investigating the cause of a mysterious pneumonia outbreak have discovered a new strain of coronavirus, a species of

Chinese health officials have officially ruled out Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), bird flu, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

China also ruled out the hypothesis of bird-flu and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and told reporters that investigation is still going on

Health authorities in the mainland city said on Sunday night the virus was not Sars (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) or Mers (Middle East respir

Earlier this month, health officials in Qatar reported three laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) infection.

The National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 10 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) infection and one associat

May 2 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms the first U.S.

Many of the infected were healthcare workers.

In October 2012 and April 2013, three agencies collected samples from bats in regions where MERS cases had been identified (Figure 1).

It begins as a slow burn in Brazil; by October, it is gaining momentum and becomes known to the world.The virus is called CAPS, a coronavirus, like

Reneau is the director of the Noble Training Facility, a part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, where 19 h

The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry reported the first Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection of November in a individual f

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is endemic in dromedary camels in the Arabian Peninsula, and zoonotic transmission to peopl

On 29 December 2019, the National IHR Focal Point of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported one laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East Respirato

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is one of the major threats to the healthcare systems in some countries, especially in the

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

A collaborative team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Saudi Arabia and Canada developed a potent and safe vaccine that pro

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic virus that is transmitted from animals (most likely camels) to humans and is