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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bin Saeed, Abdulaziz A. ; Abedi, Glen R. ; Alzahrani, Abdullah G. ; Salameh, Iyad ; Abdirizak, Fatima ; Alhakeem, Raafat ; Algarni, Homoud ; El Nil, Osman A. ; Mohammed, Mutaz ; Assiri, Abdullah M. ; Alabdely, Hail M. ; Watson, John T. ; Gerber, Susan I.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Coronavirus Infectionsfemale Humans Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Saudi Arabia Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(4):682-685.
• Pubmed ID:
  28322710
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5367404
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Saudi Arabia
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fda6664a8f32aa958ac41d4acc75155c80bd67ff70ff692ab7612fb180aa7340
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45042/cdc_45042_DS1.pdf
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