2014 MERS-CoV Outbreak in Jeddah — A Link to Health Care Facilities
Author(s) -
Ikwo Oboho,
Sara Tomczyk,
Ahmad M. Al-Asmari,
Ayman Banjar,
Hani Saad Al-Mugti,
Muhannad S Aloraini,
Khulud Z. Alkhaldi,
Emad Lafi Almohammadi,
Basem Alraddadi,
Susan I. Gerber,
David L. Swerdlow,
John T. Watson,
Tariq A. Madani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1408636
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , interquartile range , case fatality rate , outbreak , christian ministry , health care , medical record , middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , disease , epidemiology , pediatrics , emergency medicine , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , philosophy , theology , economics , economic growth
A marked increase in the number of cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection occurred in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in early 2014. We evaluated patients with MERS-CoV infection in Jeddah to explore reasons for this increase and to assess the epidemiologic and clinical features of this disease.
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