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Multifacility outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Authors :
Assiri, Abdullah
Abedi, Glen R.
Saeed, Abdulaziz A. Bin
Abdalla, Mutwakil A.
Masry, Malak al-
Choudhry, Abdul Jamil
Lu, Xiaoyan
Erdman, Dean D.
Tatti, Kathleen
Binder, Alison M.
Rudd, Jessica
Tokars, Jerome
Miao, Congrong
Alarbash, Hussain
Nooh, Randa
Pallansch, Mark
Gerber, Susan I.
Watson, John T.
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. January 1, 2016, p32, 9 p.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a novel betacoronavirus associated with a broad spectrum of respiratory illness; infection results in death in ≅35%-40% of cases (1). Since the [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.440822253
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2201.151370