News & Perspective

Sep 25, 2013

Sep 25, 2013

WHO panel says MERS still not an emergency

Experts today reaffirmed their earlier finding that MERS is not a global health emergency.

Sep 20, 2013

Sep 20, 2013

WHO raises concerns about MERS-CoV patterns and pace

The WHO notes that the disease pattern seems to be trending younger and female.

Sep 06, 2013

Sep 06, 2013

Saudi Arabia reports 4 more MERS cases, 2 fatal

Four more MERS cases, two fatal, were reported today  in Saudi Arabia.

Sep 04, 2013

Sep 04, 2013

Qatar reports fatal MERS case

A 56-year-old woman in Qatar died of MERS, the country's third case in a month.

Aug 29, 2013

Aug 29, 2013

Saudis report 2 silent MERS infections; WHO notes Qatar cases

A Saudi official reported two asymptomatic MERS cases as the WHO confirmed two from Qatar.

Aug 26, 2013

Aug 26, 2013

News Scan for Aug 26, 2013

MERS case in Qatar
Florida's dengue cases
Staph outbreak at Canadian fair

Aug 20, 2013

Aug 20, 2013

News Scan for Aug 20, 2013

MERS in Qatar
Cyclospora update
H7N9, H5N1 compared
Obesity-flu link
H5N1 outbreak in Cambodia