Coronavirus

Middle East Virus Spreads Between Hospitalized Patients

Richard Knox — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:06:00 +0000

It's been eight months since a Saudi Arabian doctor described a previously unknown virus related to SARS.

Outbreak Of New SARS-Like Virus Kills 5 In Saudi Arabia

Michaeleen Doucleff — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:15:00 +0000

With a new bird flu in China, it's easy to forget that there's another worrisome virus emerging in the Middle East.

Today we got a rude reminder of its presence.

Five more people have died from a new SARS-like virus on the Arabian Peninsula, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Scientists Sift For Clues On SARS-Like Virus

Michaeleen Doucleff — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:59:00 +0000

Ever since a previously unknown virus killed a Saudi Arabian man last summer, scientists from around the globe have been trying to figure it out.

On Wednesday, two of the researchers who helped identify the virus shared fresh details about recent cases, including some ideas about how people catch it.

The session was part of an annual research meeting on biodefense and emerging diseases put on by the American Society for Microbiology in Washington, D.C.

The new bug is a type of coronavirus and cousin of SARS, which infected about 8,000 people ba

British Man Dies From SARS-Like Virus In U.K. Hospital

Michaeleen Doucleff — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +0000

The sixth person has died from a new kind of virus that causes symptoms similar to SARS, a hospital in the U.K. said in a statement Tuesday.

This is the 12th known case of illness caused by the virus, a new kind of coronavirus, since it appeared last year in the Middle East. It's the first death reported in the U.K.

SARS-Like Virus Spreads From One Person To Another

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:54:00 +0000

A mysterious illness with a striking resemblance to the one caused by the SARS virus emerged in the Middle East last year.

But the new virus behind the latest cases didn't seem to be contagious – until now.

A British resident likely caught the disease from a family member in the U.K., health officials said Wednesday.