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S. Korea declares end of Mers outbreak
Associated Press, Published on 28/07/2015
» SEOUL — South Korea said Tuesday it is now virtually free of the deadly Mers virus that killed 36 people and sickened nearly 200 since an outbreak was declared in May.
Korea reports 11th death from Mers outbreak
Associated Press, Published on 12/06/2015
» SEOUL — South Korea on Friday reported an 11th death from the Mers virus outbreak, but officials said they are seeing fewer new infections and that it was unlikely there would be another large outbreak.
S. Korea says Mers outbreak likely has peaked
Associated Press, Published on 09/06/2015
» SEOUL — South Korea believes its Mers virus outbreak may have peaked, and experts say the next several days will be critical to determining whether the government's belated efforts have stymied a disease that has killed seven people and infected nearly 100 in the country.
S. Korea reports first 2 Mers deaths
Associated Press, Published on 02/06/2015
» SEOUL — South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country's first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread of a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East.
WHO declares Ebola emergency
Associated Press, Published on 08/08/2014
» LONDON — The World Health Organization Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread.
MERS virus deadlier than SARS
Associated Press, Published on 20/06/2013
» A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia.