The WHO updated its MERS-CoV advice to align it with recent findings on diagnosis and incubation.
A meta-analysis of 34 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) suggests that seasonal influenza vaccines can provide significant protection against flu even if the circulating flu strains don't match those in the vaccine, according to a Canadian team of researchers.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today used Twitter to acknowledge the seven latest MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia reported 9 new MERS-CoV cases in the past 3 days, including 6 asymptomatic cases.
Saudi Arabia announced that four women have recovered from cases of MERS, while another four people have died.
A study of a recent outbreak of MERS-CoV reveals that the virus spread in three hospitals and that some patients transmit it more than others.
Eight Jordanians who had MERS-CoV infections more than a year ago didn't quite match the profile of more recent cases.
Saudi Arabia reported three more MERS-CoV cases and four more deaths yesterday, raising the global tally to 64 cases and 38 deaths.
The trickle of MERS-CoV cases continued today with Saudi Arabia reporting three more, including a fatal one, pushing the unofficial global count over 60.
The CDC said today that more than 30 US patients have been tested for MERS-CoV, as clinicians asked about criteria for emergency room testing.
