Possible Ebola Cases Flown to UK

Two volunteers have been transferred to the UK after potential contact with the Ebola virus in separate incidents.

Public Health England said the patients' risk of having the virus was low and the measure was a precaution.

No Ebola Cases Registered in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia hasn’t registered any Ebola cases so far, and the Ministry of Health is following up on any suspected case, Dr. Tamara Tayeb, leader of the team to combat Ebola, said here recently.

Ministries Resolve to Fight MERS Jointly

The Ministries of Health and Agriculture will strengthen their cooperation in fighting diseases transmitted from animals to humans.

This was revealed following a visit on Thursday by Health Minister Mohammed Al-Hayazie, heading a delegation, to Agricultural Minister Waleed Al-Khereiji. Assistant Minister for Animal Resource Affairs at the Agricultural Ministry Sami bin Sulaiman Al-Nohait was present at the meeting. 

Disease-fighting Body Decentralized

Health Minister Mohammed Alhayazie has decentralized the command and control center (CCC) to all health departments nationwide, and moved the body’s headquarters to Riyadh.

The directors of the 20 departments would now report to the headquarters in the capital city. The CCC had originally been set up by acting health minister Adel Fakeih in Jeddah to tackle Ebola, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus and other deadly infectious diseases.

First Ebola boy likely infected by playing in bat tree

The Ebola victim who is believed to have triggered the current outbreak - a two-year-old boy called Emile Ouamouno from Guinea - may have been infected by playing in a hollow tree housing a colony of bats, say scientists.

53 existing drugs may be effective against Ebola

To date, no safe treatment has been found to fight the Ebola epidemic that is rapidly spreading across western Africa. US researchers have now tested the efficacy of already approved medications and found 53 drugs that may have the potential to combat the virus. The study was published in "Emerging Microbes & Infections".

Most Americans With HIV Don't Have It Under Control

U.S. experts cite indifference, lack of access to care

Studies: MERS Unlikely to have Pandemic Potential

The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) seems to have a lower pandemic potential than previously thought. At least this is the conclusion of several studies and one editorial published in the "International Journal of Infectious Diseases".

Ebola Serum Supply Reaches Liberia

Liberia has begun treating Ebola patients with serum therapy - a treatment made from the blood of recovered survivors.

Doctors hope the experimental treatment could help combat the virus that has been sweeping West Africa and killing thousands of people.

Dengue Fever Cases in Northern Makkah

MAKKAH — Two government authorities have admitted the reappearance of mosquitoes carrying dengue fever in the districts of northern Makkah.