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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Killerby, Marie E. ; Biggs, Holly M. ; Midgley, Claire M. ; Gerber, Susan I. ; Watson, John T.
Killerby, Marie E. ; Biggs, Holly M. ; Midgley, Claire M. ; Gerber, Susan I. ; Watson, John T. Less -
Description:
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection causes a spectrum of respiratory illness, from asymptomatic to mild to fatal. MERS-CoV is transmitted sporadically from dromedary camels to humans and occasionally through human-to-human contact. Current epidemiologic evidence supports a major role in transmission for direct contact with live camels or humans with symptomatic MERS, but little evidence suggests the possibility of transmission from camel products or asymptomatic MERS cases. Because a proportion of case-patients do not report direct contact with camels or with persons who have symptomatic MERS, further research is needed to conclusively determine additional mechanisms of transmission, to inform public health practice, and to refine current precautionary recommendations.
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Camel
Coronavirus
Dromedary
Emerging Infectious Disease
Epidemiology
Healthcare-associated Transmission
MERS-CoV
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission
Perspective
Viruses
Zoonoses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 26(2):191-198
Pubmed ID:
31961300
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6986839
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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