By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Dr. Kianoosh Jahanpour, the Director of Public Relations and Information Center of the Iranian Ministry of Health reported an additional 44 COVID-19 cases today, bringing...

Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news, opinion and research reported across the globe: LSTM and Imperial College Researchers design new anti-influenza drugs Researchers...

In a follow-up on the first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea since the 2015 outbreak, health officials say the 61-year-old man who had travelled to Kuwait for business between 16...

According to the Korean Centers for Disease Control- KCDC  today (computer translated), a 61-year-old male patient who visited Kuwait was diagnosed with Middle-East respiratory syndrome (MERS). This...

On 30 July 2016, the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, announced a laboratory confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) in an 18-year-old Kuwaiti man who arrived in Thailand on 25...

Kuwaiti health officials have reported a death due to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection this past weekend. According to the details of the case, a 78-year-old male from...