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Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015-February 2016.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 04; 23(4):682-685.EI

Abstract

Saudi Arabia has reported >80% of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases worldwide. During April 2015-February 2016, Saudi Arabia identified and tested 57,363 persons (18.4/10,000 residents) with suspected MERS-CoV infection; 384 (0.7%) tested positive. Robust, extensive, and timely surveillance is critical for limiting virus transmission.

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Saeed AA
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Abedi GR
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Alzahrani AG
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Salameh I
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Abdirizak F
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Alhakeem R
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Algarni H
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El Nil OA
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Mohammed M
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Assiri AM
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Alabdely HM
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Watson JT
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Gerber SI
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolCoronavirus InfectionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusPopulation SurveillanceSaudi ArabiaYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

28322710

Citation

Saeed, Abdulaziz A Bin, et al. "Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015-February 2016." Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 23, no. 4, 2017, pp. 682-685.
Saeed AA, Abedi GR, Alzahrani AG, et al. Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015-February 2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(4):682-685.
Saeed, A. A., Abedi, G. R., Alzahrani, A. G., Salameh, I., Abdirizak, F., Alhakeem, R., Algarni, H., El Nil, O. A., Mohammed, M., Assiri, A. M., Alabdely, H. M., Watson, J. T., & Gerber, S. I. (2017). Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015-February 2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23(4), 682-685. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161793
Saeed AA, et al. Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015-February 2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(4):682-685. PubMed PMID: 28322710.
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