Pre-Hajj survey finds that at-risk French pilgrims aren't cancelling plans because of MERS.
The cases, apparently previously reported by Saudi Arabia, raise the global count to 136, with 58 deaths.
A two-drug combination may be effective against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to the results of a cell-culture study published today in the Journal of Infection.
Response to seasonal flu, H7N9, MERS, and other threats could be markedly diminished.
Saudi Arabia has reported three more Middle East Respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases, according to a machine-translated Saudi government statement posted on disease-tracking Web sites.
Saudi Arabia reports three more MERS cases, and a serologic study finds no evidence of exposure.
Cases in recent months show steep declines in the percent of severe and fatal cases.
Experts today reaffirmed their earlier finding that MERS is not a global health emergency.
Officials at the second International Conference on Mass Gathering Medicine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, called for "intensive global investigation" of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to help determine how it spreads and other factors, according to an Arab News report today.
Today's findings may help explain some features of MERS in humans, researchers say.
