Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

In Israel, omicron drives records, zigzag policy, 4th shots

Israel opened to tourists for the first time in nearly two years. After just a month, it slammed shut. Now the omicron variant has set a widely-expected record for new infections in the country, which will once again crack ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO raises MERS virus death toll to 31

The World Health Organization on Friday formally raised the global death toll from the SARS-like virus MERS to 31, after a new fatality in hard-hit Saudi Arabia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

India hospitals overwhelmed by virus as Japan declares emergency

Hospitals in India launched desperate appeals for oxygen on Friday as the nation's Covid crisis spiraled, while Japan issued a state of emergency in some areas just three months before the Olympics are due to open.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan

Pakistani health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking flooding, as authorities stepped up efforts to ensure the provision of clean drinking water to hundreds ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researcher discusses the spread of MERS

In parts of the Arabian Peninsula and in South Korea, a disease called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has claimed lives. MERS has been diagnosed in at least 25 countries worldwide, including a few isolated cases ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Virus deaths top 4,000 in India as WHO green-lights Chinese vaccine

New COVID-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday as it struggled with one of the world's worst outbreaks, but the global immunisation effort was boosted with WHO approval for Chinese firm Sinopharm's ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Many cases of MERS-CoV are health care-associated

(HealthDay)—Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) infections are frequently associated with health care settings, according to a report published in the April issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Vaccination

WHO set to restart Sputnik COVID vaccine analysis

The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was about to restart the process of approving Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following a series of problems with the dossier.

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