Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019

Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019

During March 2016–March 2019, a total of 200,936 suspected cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection were identified in Saudi Arabia; infections were confirmed in 698 cases (0.3% [0.7/100,000 population per year]). Continued surveillance is necessary for early case detection an...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Alzahrani, Stephanie A. Kujawski, Glen R. Abedi, Safaa Tunkar, Holly M. Biggs, Nada Alghawi, Hani Jokhdar, Abdullah M. Assiri, John T. Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Saudi Arabia
surveillance
viruses
coronavirus
respiratory infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0437_article

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