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Iran confirms two MERS cases in sisters from Kerman

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The Iranian Ministry of Health have reported two confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in two sisters from Kerman, according to a news release (computer translated).   The...

MERS Not As Threatening As Other Diseases

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The case of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) jumping from person to person earlier this week has had the Centers for Disease Control and the public worried over a possible pandemic. Now, infectious...

Chloroquine and chlorpromazine among the drugs to show activity against MERS

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PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC – May 19, 2014 – A series of research articles published ahead of print in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy have identified a number of existing pharmaceutical...

Philippines health officials urges Filipinos going overseas to get vaccinated against polio, MERS threat still present

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In light of new polio cases being reported in the Middle East and Africa, the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) is urging Filipinos going abroad to get vaccinated against the crippling virus. According...

Singapore: Temperature screening in passengers from MERS affected countries to begin this weekend

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In response to the World Health Organization (WHO) statement from the Emergency Committee  Tuesday, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) announced the commencement of temperature screening at air...

Netherlands report second MERS virus case

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Just a day after reporting the first imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case in the Netherlands, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has...

Imported MERS virus case reported in Dutch patient, first such case in the Netherlands

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Netherlands health officials have reported the first case (imported) of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a individual recently visited Saudi Arabia, according to a National Institute...

US MERS patient released from Indiana hospital, ‘fully recovered’ and MERS virus negative

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The Indiana patient who contracted the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia last month, has fully recovered from the infections and has been discharged from the hospital.   “The...

Jordan records eighth MERS case in Amman

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The Jordanian Health Ministry is reporting its eighth case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a patient in an Amman hospital, according to an Al Sharq report today (computer...

Egypt reports first MERS coronavirus case in man returning from Saudi Arabia

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During the month of April, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak has spiked, particularly in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. This has resulted in imported...