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

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, …
Emerging infectious diseases, Vol.23(4), pp.682-685
01/04/2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161793
PMCID: PMC5367404
PMID: 28322710

Abstract

Immunology Infectious Diseases Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology
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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