Antibodies Against MERS Identified

The MERS virus (MERS CoV - Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) is continuously spreading and, to date, no vaccine or antiviral treatment exists against this severe disease with a mortality rate of more than 40 percent. But, in future, this may change because US scientists have identified human antibodies that are able to neutralise MERS-CoV. The study was presented in "PNAS".

MERS Cases Doubled in April

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that the total number of cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) had nearly doubled in the Kingdom in April, with 36 more infections reported during the past three days.

Mers Virus Spreads to US via Britain

Global health alert over Mers, the camel-borne respiratory disease that has spread from the Middle East to the US

Public Health England was on Friday night contacting two passengers who flew to Heathrow alongside a man diagnosed with a deadly camel-borne virus that has killed dozens in the Middle East.

New Variant of Ebola Identified in Guinea

The Ebola virus, which is responsible for the recent outbreak of the disease in the Western African state of Guinea, differs from strains previously identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Gabon and represents an individual clade. This is the outcome of a study undertaken by French researchers. The findings were published in the "New England Journal of Medicine".

FDA Approves HPV Test for Cervical Cancer

Detects presence of high-risk strains of virus believed to cause disease

HPV-Linked Throat Cancer May Have Telltale Signs

Signs of potential trouble could be different in people without the virus, study suggests

Doctors Resign Over Coronavirus Scare

JEDDAH – At least four consultant doctors at Jeddah’s King Fahd Hospital have resigned this week following their reported refusal to treat people affected by MERS coronavirus, a section of the Arabic press reported on Tuesday.

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Cure Rate for Experimental Hepatitis C Drug Tops 95%

But high costs of newer medications is a concern, experts say

Researchers report that an experimental drug has cured more than 95 percent of patients infected with hepatitis C, including some who failed other treatments.

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11 MERS cases in Jeddah, but ‘don’t worry’: Officials

JEDDAH – Despite claiming that 11 new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases have been detected in the city, the Jeddah Health Affairs on Tuesday sought to reassure the public saying that there was “nothing to worry.”

MERS Contained, Says Health Ministry Official

A senior official from the Ministry of Health refuted rumors on Wednesday that new cases of coronavirus (MERS-CoV) had been identified in the Al-Kharj district, around 60 km from Riyadh.

Abdullah Al-Aseeri, undersecretary in the Ministry of Health, told Arab News that social media outlets were spreading misleading rumors.