Welcome to CDC Stacks | CDC in Saudi Arabia - 39021 | Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Stacks Logo
Advanced Search
Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.
 
 
Help
Clear All Simple Search
Advanced Search
CDC in Saudi Arabia
  • Published Date:
    December 2015
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF - 110.69 KB]


Details:
  • Keywords:
  • Description:
    Staff -- At a Glance -- Top 10 Causes of Death -- Global Health Security -- Field Epidemiology Training Program.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has worked with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for over 20 years. It has formed partnerships with the Ministry of Health, WHO, local partners, and other U.S. Government agencies to reduce the impact of emerging diseases, build capacity in areas such as laboratory systems and epidemiology, strengthen immunization services, respond to public health emergencies, and conduct surveillance, surveys, and studies.

    saudia-arabia_factsheet.pdf

  • Document Type:
    Pamphlet (or booklet)
  • Collection(s):
    Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
  • Place as Subject:
    Saudi Arabia
  • Supporting Files:
    No Additional Files
No Related Documents.
You May Also Like:
  1. DPHSWD in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    Corporate Author:
    Center for Global Health (U.S.). Division of Public Health Systems and Workforce Development.
    Published:
    December 2012
    Description:
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its Division of Public Health Systems and Workforce Development (DPHSWD), has been working with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) since 1988. The goals for the partnership are: Strengtheni...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 211.82 KB]
  2. Multifacility Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Taif, Saudi Arabia
    Personal Author:
    Assiri, Abdullah; Abedi, Glen R.; Saeed, Abdulaziz A. Bin; Abdalla, Mutwakil A.; al-Masry, Malak; Choudhry, Abdul Jamil; Lu, Xiaoyan; Erdman, Dean D.; Tatti, Kathleen; Binder, Alison M.; Rudd, Jessica; Tokars, Jerome; Miao, Congrong; Alarbash, Hussain; Nooh, Randa; Pallansch, Mark; Gerber, Susan I.; Watson, John T.;
    Published:
    Jan 2016
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 22(1):32-40.
    Description:
    Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a novel respiratory pathogen first reported in 2012. During September 2014-January 2015, an outbreak of 38 cases of MERS was reported from 4 healthcare facilities in Taif, Saudi Arabia...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.12 MB]
  3. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission in Extended Family, Saudi Arabia, 2014
    Personal Author:
    Arwady, M. Allison; Alraddadi, Basem; Basler, Colin; Azhar, Esam I.; Abuelzein, Eltayb; Sindy, Abdulfattah I.; Sadiq, Bakr M. Bin; Althaqafi, Abdulhakeem O.; Shabouni, Omaima; Banjar, Ayman; Haynes, Lia M.; Gerber, Susan I.; Feikin, Daniel R.; Madani, Tariq A.;
    Published:
    Aug 15 2016
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 22(8):1395-1402.
    Description:
    Risk factors for human-to-human transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are largely unknown. After MERS-CoV infections occurred in an extended family in Saudi Arabia in 2014, relatives were tested by using real-time re...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 2.04 MB]
  4. Lack of MERS Coronavirus Neutralizing Antibodies in Humans, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
    Personal Author:
    Gierer, Stefanie; Hofmann-Winkler, Heike; Albuali, Waleed H.; Bertram, Stephanie; Al-Rubaish, Abdullah M.; Yousef, Abdullah A.; Al-Nafaie, Awatif N.; Al-Ali, Amein K.; Obeid, Obeid E.; Alkharsah, Khaled R.; Pöhlmann, Stefan;
    Published:
    Dec 2013
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 19(12):2034-2036.
    Description:
    We used a lentiviral vector bearing the viral spike protein to detect neutralizing antibodies against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in persons from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. None of the 268 samples tested display...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 398.63 KB]
  5. Kyasanur Forest Disease Virus Alkhurma Subtype in Ticks, Najran Province, Saudi Arabia
    Personal Author:
    Mahdi, Mustafa; Erickson, Bobbie Rae; Comer, J. Andy; Nichol, Stuart T.; Rollin, Pierre E.; AlMazroa, Mohammed A.; Memish, Ziad A.;
    Published:
    May 2011
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 17(5):945-947.
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 159.18 KB]