Update on the Epidemiology of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection, and Guidance for the Public, Clinicians, and Public Health Authorities — January 2015

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Rha, Brian ; Rudd, Jessica ; Feikin, Daniel ; Watson, John ; Curns, Aaron T. ; Swerdlow, David L. ; Pallansch, Mark A. ; Gerber, Susan I.
• Description:
  CDC continues to work with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners to closely monitor Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaVirus (MERS-CoV) infections globally and to better understand the risks to public health. The purpose of this report is to provide a brief update on MERS-CoV Epidemiology and to notify health care providers, public health officials, and others to maintain awareness of the need to consider MERS-CoV infection in persons who have recently traveled from countries in or near the Arabian Peninsula.
• Subjects:
  CoronaVirus Infections Guidelines As Topic Humans Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus Practice Guidelines As Topic Public Health Administration Travel
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2015; 64(3):61-62.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  25632953
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4584559
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Saudi Arabia ; United States
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:34f176cc22bb071fbe6ecc7a656279a53030e45670a022d03024ca0c8d64ce96fd8a29dfe9f131394df1763cd397b82d88655f6c69091f399433ec382dfaf0e5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55052/cdc_55052_DS1.pdf
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