"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 ...

Early signs suggest NB.1.8.1 may be more transmissible than earlier variants, likely due to mutations in the spike protein.

American scientists warn that a new coronavirus found in China poses a pandemic threat. The virus, HKU5-CoV-2, is related to MERS. Slight mutations could allow it to infect human cells via ACE2 ...

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.