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What needs to be done to control the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus?
Up to November 2014, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has infected 935 individuals and killed 371, all originating in or with links to the Middle East. The mechanisms of transmission of the disease are not fully understood, but MERS-CoV seems to sustain itself in the human pop...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7080003/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32201495 http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fvl.15.20 |
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description | Up to November 2014, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has infected 935 individuals and killed 371, all originating in or with links to the Middle East. The mechanisms of transmission of the disease are not fully understood, but MERS-CoV seems to sustain itself in the human population through repeated re-introduction from a camel reservoir and is able to cause nosocomial outbreaks. The risk of a global spread of MERS-CoV is low. Epidemiological, serological and phylogenetic research, combined with one health surveillance, dynamic case definitions, active case finding, rigorous infection control, culturally sensitive risk communication and a continuous re-evaluation of new evidence will enable to better understand the disease, limit its spread and quantify its risk in order to better prepare for a hypothetical spread. |
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spelling | pubmed-70800032020-03-18 What needs to be done to control the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus? Edelstein, Michael Heymann, David L Future Virol Perspective Up to November 2014, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has infected 935 individuals and killed 371, all originating in or with links to the Middle East. The mechanisms of transmission of the disease are not fully understood, but MERS-CoV seems to sustain itself in the human population through repeated re-introduction from a camel reservoir and is able to cause nosocomial outbreaks. The risk of a global spread of MERS-CoV is low. Epidemiological, serological and phylogenetic research, combined with one health surveillance, dynamic case definitions, active case finding, rigorous infection control, culturally sensitive risk communication and a continuous re-evaluation of new evidence will enable to better understand the disease, limit its spread and quantify its risk in order to better prepare for a hypothetical spread. Future Medicine Ltd 2015-05 2015-05-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7080003/ /pubmed/32201495 http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fvl.15.20 Text en © 2015 Future Medicine Ltd This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Perspective Edelstein, Michael Heymann, David L What needs to be done to control the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus? |
title | What needs to be done to control the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus? |
title_full | What needs to be done to control the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus? |
title_fullStr | What needs to be done to control the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus? |
title_full_unstemmed | What needs to be done to control the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus? |
title_short | What needs to be done to control the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus? |
title_sort | what needs to be done to control the spread of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus? |
topic | Perspective |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7080003/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32201495 http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fvl.15.20 |
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