An Observational, Laboratory-Based Study of Outbreaks of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Jeddah and Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2014 | Zendy

Christian Drosten | Zendy; Doreen Muth | Zendy; Victor M. Corman | Zendy; Raheela Hussain | Zendy; Malaki Al Masri | Zendy; Waleed H. Hajomar | Zendy; Olfert Landt | Zendy; Abdullah M. Assiri | Zendy; Isabella Eckerle | Zendy; Ali Al Shangiti | Zendy; Jaffar A. AlTawfiq | Zendy; Ali Albarrak | Zendy; Alimuddin Zumla | Zendy; Andrew Rambaut | Zendy; Ziad A. Memish | Zendy

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An Observational, Laboratory-Based Study of Outbreaks of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Jeddah and Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2014

Author(s) -

Christian Drosten,

Doreen Muth,

Victor M. Corman,

Raheela Hussain,

Malaki Al Masri,

Waleed H. Hajomar,

Olfert Landt,

Abdullah M. Assiri,

Isabella Eckerle,

Ali Al Shangiti,

Jaffar A. AlTawfiq,

Ali Albarrak,

Alimuddin Zumla,

Andrew Rambaut,

Ziad A. Memish

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu812

Subject(s) - outbreak , middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , observational study , middle east respiratory syndrome , covid-19 , medicine , coronavirus , middle east , geography , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , archaeology

In spring 2014, a sudden rise in the number of notified Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections occurred across Saudi Arabia with a focus in Jeddah. Hypotheses to explain the outbreak pattern include increased surveillance, increased zoonotic transmission, nosocomial transmission, and changes in viral transmissibility, as well as diagnostic laboratory artifacts.

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