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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) update through September 2019

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean recently released the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) situation update for September...

MERS vaccine candidate: Safe, induced a robust immune response in Phase 1 trial

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A Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) vaccine candidate was shown to be safe, well-tolerated, and induced a robust immune response in a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial. Initial...

MERS in the Middle East in 2019, More than 50 human H9N2 cases since 1998

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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published some data on the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) surge in the Middle East and a summary on human H9N2 cases...

Saudi Arabia reports increase in MERS cases

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The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported an additional four Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection today bringing the total to 20 cases in 2019. The most recent cases are...

England reports imported MERS case

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For the first time in five years, health officials in England are reporting a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) case. The patient, a resident of the Middle East, was initially admitted to a hospital...

Oman: 1st MERS case of 2018 confirmed

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One additional case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has been confirmed in Oman, the first such case in 2018, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The patient was...

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UAE reports additional MERS case

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported one additional case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) infection in a a 78-year-old male residing in Al Ain city. This is the fourth case of MERS-CoV...

Oman reports 1st MERS case in 9 months

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On 30 August 2017, the national IHR focal point of Oman reported one case of Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The last report of MERS-CoV from Oman was on 29 November 2016. The...

UAE MERS: Roommates infected in Abu Dhabi

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) health officials reported  two additional cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) earlier this month. The two cases identified in Abu Dhabi, UAE, were...

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Saudi Arabia: MERS case reported in Mecca

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The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported an additional infection of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)  from a patient in Mecca. The 60-year-old male expatriate is reportedly...