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Jul 18, 2013

Jul 18, 2013

Four more MERS cases cited in UAE, 2 in Saudi Arabia

Six more MERS cases were reported today, including four in UAE healthcare workers.

Jul 17, 2013

Jul 17, 2013

MERS-CoV not an emergency, experts tell WHO

The MERS situation is "serious and of great concern" but doesn't constitute a global public health emergency, experts said today.

Jul 15, 2013

Jul 15, 2013

WHO to assess UAE MERS case, reconvene panel

United Arab Emirates officials have invited WHO experts to help assess the nation's first local MERS case.

Jul 12, 2013

Jul 12, 2013

UAE reports its first local MERS case

The United Arab Emirates reported the first MERS patient diagnosed and treated in the UAE.

Jul 11, 2013

Jul 11, 2013

News Scan for Jul 11, 2013

WHO MERS-CoV count
Mild H7N9 cases
Effects of pneumococcal vaccine
New virus in dolphin

Jul 09, 2013

Jul 09, 2013

WHO sees changing pattern in recent MERS cases

Recent MERS cases have featured less severe symptoms, younger patients, and more females.

Jul 08, 2013

Jul 08, 2013

More MERS cases reported; WHO names emergency panel

A new MERS-CoV Saudi case and two deaths were reported as the WHO named 15 experts to its emergency panel.

Jul 05, 2013

Jul 05, 2013

WHO sets up emergency panel for guidance on MERS

WHO prepares in case the disease starts to spread more widely.

Jul 03, 2013

Jul 03, 2013

Qatari MERS patient dies; WHO offers case-control study guide

A patient long hospitalized in London dies as WHO offers help on finding how this disease is reaching humans.

Jul 03, 2013

New H7N9 studies yield pathogenicity clues

Chinese researchers put the virus though its paces in a host of laboratory tests.

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