Saudi Arabia has identified two more cases of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infection, according to a brief, machine-translated report today from the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH). They are the first cases reported since Aug 1.
The CDC changed its criteria on whom should be tested, as the WHO and ECDC issued updates.
Two global groups weighed in today on a new study that found evidence that camels in two regions have antibodies to Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) or a close relative.
Researchers find evidence that camels have been exposed to MERS-CoV or a close relative.
A study on aerosol transmission of the novel H7N9 virus in ferrets found evidence of limited spread at levels more robust than avian influenza viruses, but less than seasonal flu and the 2009 H1N1 virus, researchers reported yesterday.
The group, from Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, published its findings in Nature.
Mild cases in seven nurses show the disease isn't always severe.
The first patient in a three-person family cluster of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, apparently caught the virus from some unknown source while in the hospital, according to a report in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. The cases occurred in February and March.
Three women in Saudi Arabia have contracted MERS; two of them are health workers.
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday released a nine-page interview questionnaire to help in investigation of suspected and confirmed MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infections.
The questionnaire is intended mainly for gathering information about how patients were exposed to the virus. It includes detailed questions about travel history and exposure to animals, foods, and sick persons.
A virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine for H7N9 avian flu protected mice against the virus in a challenge trial, Novavax Inc. reported in a Jul 26 article in Vaccine.
