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

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, extensiv...

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Autores principales: 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.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28322710
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161793
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Sumario: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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