Molecular Epidemiology of Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2014

We investigated an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) at King Fahad Medical City (KFMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during March 29–May 21, 2014. This outbreak involved 45 patients: 8 infected outside KFMC, 13 long-term patients at KFMC, 23 health care workers, and 1 who had an indetermi...

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Main Authors: Shamsudeen F. Fagbo, Leila Skakni, Daniel K.W. Chu, Musa A. Garbati, Mercy Joseph, Ahmed M. Hakawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/11/15-0944_article