Category MERS Virus Alert

MERS Virus Tests Positive In Camel According to a new report, camel has been tested positive for Sars-like virus. The Saudi health ministry said the owner of the camel has been diagnosed with MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) corona virus.…

Oman Reports First MERS Virus Death   Saudi Arabia announces new death, bringing its toll to 53   The first known case of Mers coronavirus in Oman succumbed to the deadly virus on Sunday morning after battling the illness for…

Saudi Reports Two New Cases Of MERS Virus Saudi Arabia has recorded two new cases of the MERS virus, the health ministry said on Saturday, a day after authorities in neighbouring Qatar reported one new case. Saudi Arabia accounts for…

Another Patient Dies In MERS Outbreak The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Nov. 4 that another patient death from Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) had been reported to them. Since reporting began in April 2012, there have been 150 lab…

Spain Reports First Case Of Middle East Virus Spain’s Health Ministry reported the country’s first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus on Wednesday in a woman recently arrived from a trip to Saudi Arabia. The virus has already…

New Cases Of Deadly Virus (MERS-CoV) Emerge In Middle East Four more cases of a possibly fatal respiratory virus have been confirmed in Oman and Saudi Arabia, according to the World Health Organization. Three people in Eastern Saudi Arabia contracted…

MERS Virus Again Linked To Bats The point of origin for the MERS virus continues to baffle scientists. New evidence once again suggests that the deadly virus is linked to bats. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is one of…

MERS Virus Claims Two More Victims On Eve Of Hajj In Saudi Arabia Two more Saudi Arabian citizens have died after contracting the MERS virus just days before an estimated two million people are expected to travel to the country…