Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The virus is zoonotic, meaning it can be ...

Today in The New York Timescoverage of a report published yesterday on a Saudi hospital-borne outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome released by The New England Journal of Medicine, a potential ...

Since the previous update on 31 August 2026, and as of 29 September 2026, no new MERS cases have been reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) or by national health authorities. Since the ...

Outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in humans are driven by recurring zoonotic spillover from camels, leading to demand for camel vaccination. With two vaccine ...

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic betacoronavirus first identified in 2012. The primary animal reservoir is the dromedary camel, with serological surveys indicating ...

South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn declares a "de facto end" to the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Virus (Mers).

France has confirmed its first cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in more than a decade - triggering urgent fears of new infectious disease in a continent still scarred by the ...

In Kentucky, we are fortunate to have never seen a documented case of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome — or MERS. Regardless, MERS is a serious illness for which awareness is key. MERS is a illness ...