Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015–February 2016

Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015–February 2016

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, extensiv...

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Main Authors: Abdulaziz A. Bin Saeed, Glen R. Abedi, Abdullah G. Alzahrani, Iyad Salameh, Fatima Abdirizak, Raafat Alhakeem, Homoud Algarni, Osman A. El Nil, Mutaz Mohammed, Abdullah M. Assiri, Hail M. Alabdely, John T. Watson, Susan I. Gerber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
surveillance
testing
respiratory infections
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MERS-CoV
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1793_article

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