"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist ...

Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one ...

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A new coronavirus discovered in China is only a small step from mutating and causing another global pandemic, experts have ...

Scientists are warning of a potential pandemic threat from a lesser-known subgroup of merbecoviruses, specifically the HKU5 viruses, in China.

The pathogen detected in the virus is closely linked to MERS, an extremely lethal virus that can kill upto a third of its affected.