Broad spectrum antiviral drug inhibits a range of emerging coronaviruses
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Fri, 03/09/2018 - 09:46To date, no retroviral drug has been approved to treat coronavirus infections.
Saudi MOH Announces Seven MERS Cases Over Six Days
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 09:21Based on incomplete and conflicting reporting, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported either 14 Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) cases in February or 16 cases.
Saudi Arabia reports 25 MERS cases in January
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 09:29A World Health Organization (WHO) update on Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in Saudi Arabia revealed 25 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS, including eight associated deaths in January 2018.
Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Wed, 01/31/2018 - 09:06These recommendations focus on the hospital setting, the recommendations for personal protective equipment (PPE), source control, and environmental infection control measures are applicable to any healthcare setting.
Saudi Arabia reports 20 additional MERS cases in past month
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 09:34The 20 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) infection are from 11 areas of the country.
MERS remains primarily a camel virus — for now
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Wed, 01/17/2018 - 09:43Researchers used genetic sequence data to show that the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) virus reaches a ‘dead end’ in humans.
MERS Antibodies Produced in Cattle Safe, Treatment Well Tolerated in Phase 1 Trial
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Wed, 01/10/2018 - 09:55Researchers believe they may be able to use transchromosomic cattle to rapidly produce human antibodies against other human pathogens as well, in as few as three months.
Pilgrim tests positive for MERS-CoV infection
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 09:04A Malaysian man was confirmed positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection after returning home from his umrah pilgrimage.
MERS: Saudi Arabia reports 18 additional cases, Suspect case in Hong Kong
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 10:41Saudi Arabia has reported an additional 18 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) infection since October 31.
MERS-CoV spillover at the camel-human interface
Submitted by Laura Sekela on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 09:57Researchers analyzed the distribution of human outbreak cluster sizes and zoonotic introduction times and demonstrated that human outbreaks in the Arabian Peninsula are driven by seasonally varying zoonotic transfer of viruses from camels.