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Case Reports
. 2016 Mar;22(3):515-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid2203.151049.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus during Pregnancy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013

Asim Malik, Karim Medhat El Masry, Mini Ravi, Falak Sayed
Case Reports

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus during Pregnancy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013

Asim Malik et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

As of June 19, 2015, the World Health Organization had received 1,338 notifications of laboratory-confirmed infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Little is known about the course of or treatment for MERS-CoV in pregnant women. We report a fatal case of MERS-CoV in a pregnant woman administered combination ribavirin-peginterferon-α therapy.

Keywords: Abu Dhabi; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; UAE; United Arab Emirates; WHO; World Health Organization; fatal outcome; influenza-like illness; pregnancy; surveillance; treatment; viruses.

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Timeline of clinical events in a pregnant patient with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013. ICU, intensive care unit.
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