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May 30, 2013
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Are Chilly Temperatures The Cold Culprit?

By Steven Purcell
As it turns out, mother really does know best. For those of us who can remember being told countless times to ‘bundle up’ against the chill of winter, only to neglect that hat or button up our coat...
cold, rhinovirus, common cold, coronavirus
May 23, 2013
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Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in China, Saudi Arabia and... Alabama?

By Anna Tomasulo
Respiratory illness is all the rage these days. Among news of novel influenza and coronaviruses in faraway lands, you may find mystery respiratory illness reports from somewhere more local. Last...
alabama, influenza, respiratory illness, cluster, H7N9, MERS, coronavirus
May 16, 2013
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Brief Update on Novel Coronavirus

By Anna Tomasulo
Since our last report on the novel coronavirus, nCoV or MERS, the numbers have risen. There are now 40 cases and 20 deaths attributed to nCoV. New cases and deaths all come from the health facility...
coronavirus, nCOV, MERS, Saudi Arabia
Apr 10, 2013
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Coronavirus Steals Media Spotlight with Promising New Research

By David Scales
Amidst all the articles on H7N9 in China, the novel coronavirus (nCoV) is making headlines again. While the number of cases continues to trickle upward, there has been rapid progress in developing...
coronavirus, nCOV, SARS, animal models, research
Mar 13, 2013
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Is This Scary New Virus The Next SARS?

By Anna Tomasulo
There’s been a four-letter word circulating through the media in recent weeks, one we haven’t heard for years: SARS, which stands for "severe acute respiratory syndrome," appears to be making a...
SARS, coronavirus, HPA, WHO
Feb 13, 2013
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Novel Coronavirus: New Cases and Potential for Person to Person Spread

By Anna Tomasulo
The U.K. Health Protection Agency has confirmed two cases of the novel coronavirus this week. First, the facts. The first case, confirmed in a press release on Feb. 11, had recently traveled to...
coronavirus, novel coronavirus, SARS, UK, HPA
Dec 4, 2012
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Novel Coronavirus Kills 2 More in Jordan

By Lauren Edmundson
Recent lab testing by the WHO confirmed two more deaths from coronavirus infections that occurred in Jordan in April 2012. These cases bring the coronavirus death toll to five deaths out of nine...
coronavirus, novel coronavirus, jordan, Saudi Arabia, qatar, WHO
Nov 6, 2012
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Coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

By David Scales
The Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of Health, Ziad Memish, reported a third case of a novel coronavirus appearing in the capital Riyadh. He reported the discovery via the infectious disease...
Hajj, coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, goat, lamb, cattle
Sep 24, 2012
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Novel Coronavirus in UK and Saudi Arabia

By Anna Tomasulo
The WHO is reporting a single case of an acute respiratory syndrome with renal failure in the United Kingdom. Laboratory testing confirmed a novel coronavirus, the same family of virus that causes...
coronavirus, SARS, Hajj