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

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.

SUBMITTER: Saeed AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5367404 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Saeed Abdulaziz A Bin AA   Abedi Glen R GR   Alzahrani Abdullah G AG   Salameh Iyad I   Abdirizak Fatima F   Alhakeem Raafat R   Algarni Homoud H   El Nil Osman A OA   Mohammed Mutaz M   Assiri Abdullah M AM   Alabdely Hail M HM   Watson John T JT   Gerber Susan I SI  

Emerging infectious diseases 20170401 4

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. ...[more]

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