MERS Virus

Outbreak not officially over, because one patient still carries the virus

Control measures are doing their job, team of visiting and local experts finds

Scientists try to understand how one patient infected so many others in the outbreak

Government must put numbers in context, WHO expert says

Scientists are struggling to understand why one imported case led to so many new infections

To avoid stigma, names shouldn’t mention people, places, jobs, food, or animals

Projects given exemption because of public health importance

Researchers develop a new animal model for Middle East respiratory syndrome

Two studies were based on samples from the same camel owner

Large study in Qatar also shows that infection with the virus is more widespread than previously known

Better hospital hygiene and more studies urgently needed, committee says in new assessment

Surge in cases caused by increase in testing and lack of hospital hygiene, says Christian Drosten

Exploding numbers reflect more widespread testing, Saudi deputy health minister says

Study finds evidence of the MERS virus in camels from Sudan and Ethiopia, raising concerns that patients in Africa may have been overlooked

One in four camels in Saudi Arabia now carries the virus, new study suggests

Researchers confirm that camels are harboring the deadly MERS virus, but whether they are infecting humans remains unclear