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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| author | Abdullah Alzahrani Stephanie A. Kujawski Glen R. Abedi Safaa Tunkar Holly M. Biggs Nada Alghawi Hani Jokhdar Abdullah M. Assiri John T. Watson |
| author_facet | Abdullah Alzahrani Stephanie A. Kujawski Glen R. Abedi Safaa Tunkar Holly M. Biggs Nada Alghawi Hani Jokhdar Abdullah M. Assiri John T. Watson |
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| description | 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 and timely infection control response. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-654a4bac05974287a1e7669a98510a9a2022-12-22T00:03:39ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-07-012671571157410.3201/eid2607.200437Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019Abdullah AlzahraniStephanie A. KujawskiGlen R. AbediSafaa TunkarHolly M. BiggsNada AlghawiHani JokhdarAbdullah M. AssiriJohn T. WatsonDuring 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 and timely infection control response.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0437_articleMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)Saudi Arabiasurveillancevirusescoronavirusrespiratory infections |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah Alzahrani Stephanie A. Kujawski Glen R. Abedi Safaa Tunkar Holly M. Biggs Nada Alghawi Hani Jokhdar Abdullah M. Assiri John T. Watson Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019 Emerging Infectious Diseases Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Saudi Arabia surveillance viruses coronavirus respiratory infections |
| title | Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019 |
| title_full | Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019 |
| title_fullStr | Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019 |
| title_short | Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019 |
| title_sort | surveillance and testing for middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus saudi arabia march 2016 march 2019 |
| topic | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Saudi Arabia surveillance viruses coronavirus respiratory infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0437_article |
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