Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Six African nations could be malaria-free by 2020: WHO

Six countries in Africa, the continent where malaria is most widespread, could be free of the disease by 2020, according to a WHO report published Monday to mark World Malaria Day.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New study finds promising results for MERS treatment

In a new study, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have had promising results with a new treatment for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The study, published today in the journal Science Translational ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

First-in-man trial of MERS vaccine begins

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) began vaccinations today in a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and immune response of a vaccine candidate to prevent Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

Cardiology

Mecca's cardiac hospital describes how it copes with the Hajj

Mecca's cardiac hospital has described how it copes with the huge patient influx during the Hajj and gives details of the echocardiography service in an abstract presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Saudi Heart ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

MERS virus kills man in UAE

The MERS coronavirus has killed a man in the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi health authority said on Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Thailand reports 2nd MERS case in a man from Oman

Thailand has reported its second confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, detected in a 71-year-old man from Oman who arrived in Bangkok on Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

South Korea announces official end to MERS outbreak

South Korea announced Wednesday the official end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people and sparked widespread panic in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

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