Cargando…
Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016
Since 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has infected 2,442 persons worldwide. Case-based data analysis suggests that since 2016, as many as 1,465 cases and 293–520 deaths might have been averted. Efforts to reduce the global MERS threat are working, but countries must maintai...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6711233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31264567 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2509.190143 |
_version_ | 1783446481676533760 |
---|---|
author | Donnelly, Christl A. Malik, Mamun R. Elkholy, Amgad Cauchemez, Simon Van Kerkhove, Maria D. |
author_facet | Donnelly, Christl A. Malik, Mamun R. Elkholy, Amgad Cauchemez, Simon Van Kerkhove, Maria D. |
author_sort | Donnelly, Christl A. |
collection | PubMed |
description | Since 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has infected 2,442 persons worldwide. Case-based data analysis suggests that since 2016, as many as 1,465 cases and 293–520 deaths might have been averted. Efforts to reduce the global MERS threat are working, but countries must maintain vigilance to prevent further infections. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-6711233 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2019 |
publisher | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-67112332019-09-04 Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016 Donnelly, Christl A. Malik, Mamun R. Elkholy, Amgad Cauchemez, Simon Van Kerkhove, Maria D. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Since 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has infected 2,442 persons worldwide. Case-based data analysis suggests that since 2016, as many as 1,465 cases and 293–520 deaths might have been averted. Efforts to reduce the global MERS threat are working, but countries must maintain vigilance to prevent further infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6711233/ /pubmed/31264567 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2509.190143 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Letter Donnelly, Christl A. Malik, Mamun R. Elkholy, Amgad Cauchemez, Simon Van Kerkhove, Maria D. Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016 |
title | Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016 |
title_full | Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016 |
title_fullStr | Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016 |
title_full_unstemmed | Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016 |
title_short | Worldwide Reduction in MERS Cases and Deaths since 2016 |
title_sort | worldwide reduction in mers cases and deaths since 2016 |
topic | Research Letter |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6711233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31264567 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2509.190143 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT donnellychristla worldwidereductioninmerscasesanddeathssince2016 AT malikmamunr worldwidereductioninmerscasesanddeathssince2016 AT elkholyamgad worldwidereductioninmerscasesanddeathssince2016 AT cauchemezsimon worldwidereductioninmerscasesanddeathssince2016 AT vankerkhovemariad worldwidereductioninmerscasesanddeathssince2016 |