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- Title
Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015-February 2016.
- Authors
Bin Saeed, Abdulaziz A.; Abedi, Glen R.; Alzahrani, Abdullah G.; Salameh, Iyad; Abdirizak, Fatima; Alhakeem, Raafat; Algarni, Homoud; El Nil, Osman A.; Mohammed, Mutaz; Assiri, Abdullah M.; Watson, John T.; Gerber, Susan I.; Saeed, Abdulaziz A Bin; Alabdely, Hail M
- 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.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; MERS coronavirus; ELECTRONIC surveillance; MIDDLE East respiratory syndrome; PNEUMONIA; PREVENTION
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 4, p682
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2304.161793