Antibodies against deadly emerging disease mers discovered
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 15:10
in Health & Medicine
Antibodies against the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have been discovered that could lead to prevention/treatment for the virus with a 40% mortality rate. Currently there is no vaccine or antiviral treatment for MERS, a severe respiratory disease that was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.