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. 2020 Jul;26(7):1571-1574.
doi: 10.3201/eid2607.200437.

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

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

Abdullah Alzahrani et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Saudi Arabia; coronavirus; respiratory infections; surveillance; testing; viruses; zoonoses.

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Number of suspected cases and percentage of confirmed positive cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome, Health Electronic Surveillance Network, Saudi Arabia, March 1, 2016–March 20, 2019. HAD, Health Affairs Directorate.
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