MERS stands for "Middle East respiratory syndrome"—causes severe respiratory diseases with a high mortality rate. To date, ...

The virus is more infectious than severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome viruses because it has an enzyme that can efficiently circumvent a host cell's innate defense ...

The variant appears to have greater infectivity and immune-evasion properties, which could help it edge out KP.3.1.1.

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Pakistan has reported and successfully treated its first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus, ...

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Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Nipah and henipaviral diseases, Rift Valley fever, and Zika. The WHO continues to warn global leaders about ...

(CBS News) A human case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was reported in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The CDC warned of potential public health ...

Pakistan confirms its first MERS-CoV case in a man returning from the Middle East. Health officials ensured strict contact ...