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May 28, 2013

May 28, 2013

Saudi Arabia reports 5 more MERS-CoV cases

Robert Roos
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May 28, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Saudi Arabia reported today that five more people have been infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), as if to underline yesterday's warning from the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) that the novel virus is a global threat.

May 24, 2013

May 24, 2013

Saudis to send animal samples to US in MERS-CoV probe

Robert Roos
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May 24, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Saudi Arabian officials announced today that they plan to send animal samples to the United States as part of the hunt for the source of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and also reported that testing of scores of human samples has revealed no new cases in the past 2 days.

May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

Limits on use of samples said to delay MERS-CoV efforts

Robert Roos
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May 23, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – World Health Organization (WHO) officials and others at the World Health Assembly (WHA) complained today that restrictions on the use of virus samples are delaying the investigation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to news service reports.

May 21, 2013

May 21, 2013

Medical conferences spotlight H7N9 threat

Lisa Schnirring
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May 21, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Science and preparedness discussions in the wake of China's H7N9 avian flu outbreak took the stage at two medical meetings today, with experts uneasy about how the virus has behaved so far and questioning its source and if the threat to humans can be contained.
May 21, 2013

WHO expert concerned guest workers could spread coronavirus

Robert Roos
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May 21, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – A World Health Organization (WHO) expert has expressed concern that guest workers in the Middle East could carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to India and the Philippines, according to a media report, while a few more details emerged about three Tunisian cases reported yesterday.

May 20, 2013

May 20, 2013

Global health groups weigh in on H7N9 threat

Lisa Schnirring
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May 20, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – China's H7N9 influenza outbreak was one of the high-profile disease topics in the opening address today for the annual World Health Assembly (WHA), as two global health groups issued new assessments of the risk to humans and the poultry trade.
May 20, 2013

Coronavirus cases, deaths reported in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia

Robert Roos
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May 20, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – A media report today said the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has reached Tunisia, killing one man and infecting two of his relatives, while Saudi Arabia has reported another death and a new case since May 17.

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