KINGSTON, Jamaica – A recently arrived mosquito-borne virus that causes an abrupt onset of high fever and intense joint pain is rapidly gaining a foothold...
TORONTO – Scientists from the World Health Organization are travelling to Saudi Arabia to help investigate this month’s large increase in cases of MERS – ...
A German coronavirus expert says the virus responsible for the MERS infection appears not to have changed. Dr. Christian Drosten says based on what his...
TORONTO – Countries should be on the lookout for cases of MERS in people returning from Middle Eastern countries affected by the virus, the World...
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are worried about recent U.S. measles outbreaks that so far have caused more illnesses than at the same point of...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In the past 24 hours, Saudi Arabia has reported four new deaths from a Middle East virus related to SARS and...
DAKAR, Senegal — The World Health Organization says 147 people have died from the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. In a statement posted on its...
The World Health Organization expressed concern Wednesday about the recent sharp rise in MERS cases in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Between them, the...
MANILA – The Department of Health recently released the names of the 418 passengers aboard Etihad Airways flight EY 0424—the same flight that carried the...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s health ministry says three more patients who contracted a potentially fatal Middle East virus related to SARS have died amid...