Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have demonstrated, in a preclinical setting, the protective effect of a candidate vaccine directed against the coronavirus that causes ...

Two cases of the MERS coronavirus were identified in France this month, a surprising development for a virus typically confined to the Arabian Peninsula. Why it matters: Middle East Respiratory ...

Shamo Ali, a herdsman, leads his camels to a community water point at Horr Gutha Springs in North Horr, Marsabit County. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Individuals in pastoral regions are advised to be ...

A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organization for Animal Health and Institut Pasteur, France concluded a mission to ...

The MERS coronavirus—MERS stands for “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome”—causes severe respiratory diseases with a high mortality rate. To date, there is neither a vaccine nor a specific treatment. The ...

President Trump recently completed a whirlwind tour of the Middle Eastern countries of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE. As part of the welcome fanfare in Qatar his motorcade was escorted by royal ...

Thailand today confirmed Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) disease in a traveler, the second such case in the country in the last seven months, as WHO cautioned other member ...

A collaboration between researchers in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Ceará and colleagues affiliated with Hong Kong University (HKU) in China has resulted in the discovery of a novel ...