Category Virus Alert

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…

Polio Outbreak In Syria: Virus Is Of Pakistani Origin, Says UNICEF Preliminary evidence indicates that the poliovirus that has reportedly affected ten children in Syria is of Pakistani origin, a joint press statement issued by Unicef and World Health Organisation…

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…

New Soybean Virus Alert Confirmed In Indiana, USA Soybean vein necrosis virus has been confirmed in Indiana for the second consecutive year as plant pathologists continue to study the relatively new disease to determine how it might affect the plants…

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…

Emergency Vaccinations Have Been launched Against The Contagious Viral Measles Illness In Sudan South Sudanese health officials have launched an emergency vaccination campaign against measles after 14 children died in a suspected outbreak of the contagious viral illness in a…

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…

Hantavirus Claims First 2013 New Mexico Death Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome claimed the life of a 73-year-old Santa Fe County woman, marking the state’s second case this year from the virus, health officials announced. A 45-year-old McKinley County woman survived the…

UK Oysters Develop Killer Herpes Virus British oysters have been infected by a killer form of the herpes virus, sparking a ban on movements of the seafood.The outbreak, at an oyster farm in Poole Harbour, is being investigated by The…