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

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Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases
[저자] 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, Hail M. Alabdely, John T. Watson, Susan I. Gerber
[Category] Coronavirus,
PMC URL    [DOI] 10.3201/eid2304.161793    
[Article Type] Dispatch
[Source] PMC

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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【저자키워드】 viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, infection control, Transmission, MERS-CoV, Saudi Arabia, Testing, Surveillance, Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, surveillance practices, 【초록키워드】 virus transmission, Critical, Middle East, respiratory syndrome coronavirus, positive, tested, reported, 【제목키워드】 respiratory, Middle East,