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MERS Makes Its North American Debut
And so it has come to pass. In a finding that dominated headlines all last week, authorities are reporting that the highly dangerous Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS), first discovered in Saudi Arabia, has now made landfall of a sort, appearing in a patient in Indiana. The bad news is that MERS has stolen many … Continue reading MERS Makes Its North American Debut
View More >>The MERS Mystery Continues to Yield
As an ENT, I am often on the front lines of the medical establishment’s fight against infectious respiratory diseases. This summer, the big story has been Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, a disease which has killed several dozen people throughout Asia. Last week I reported on this story, which included some significant breakthroughs in … Continue reading The MERS Mystery Continues to Yield
View More >>MERS Tracked to the Source; Danger Remains Low
For several months, doctors gave been engaged in an ongoing quest to discover the origins of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. Leads were many; breakthroughs few and far between. Now a single bat may have changed the balance of power in this particular hunt. As the New York Times and other outlets recently reported, … Continue reading MERS Tracked to the Source; Danger Remains Low
View More >>Welcome to the MERS War Room
Outbreaks come with their own infrastructure these days. Ever since the days of Ebola, world health officials have been building up an apparatus for rapid response in the event of an epidemic. This network is extensive and well-equipped, and includes special teams dedicated to sequencing DNA and answering questions about vector, reservoir and origin. This … Continue reading Welcome to the MERS War Room
View More >>Can You Patent a Deadly Virus?
Interesting developments this week out of the ongoing effort to curb the latest SARS imposter, known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Several news outlets have reported that the Dutch scientists who originally identified MERS took the unusual extra step of filing a patent on one strain of the disease, presumably to lock up the … Continue reading Can You Patent a Deadly Virus?
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