A 71-year-old Omani man who traveled to Thailand last week has tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). This is the second case in Thailand to be confirmed, according...

New research out of Colorado State University (CSU) reveals that camels are the likely reservoir host that spreads the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus to humans. The research will be...

With the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, among the largest mass gatherings in the world, commencing the first week of October, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a short 1:45...

On Thursday, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) reported an additional 19 historical (old) cases of MERS-CoV, as part of an ongoing review of patient data. This follows the update from June where...

The Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported two new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in patients from Riyadh and Taif, according to a MOH news release today. Both patients...

A elderly man from Dammam, Saudi Arabia is the latest Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) reported from the Kingdom, according to a Ministry of Health release Monday. The 69-year-old...

In a follow up to a story Monday, the Iranian Ministry of Health has confirmed the first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) fatality in a Kerman woman. The release (computer translated)...

PRESS RELEASE 23 May 2014, Muscat, Oman/Rome – Health experts and veterinarians are among those calling for stepped up monitoring, investigations, and immediate reporting of cases of the potentially...