Middle East respiratory syndrome

ZA Memish, S Perlman, MD Van Kerkhove, A Zumla - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lethal
zoonotic pathogen that was first identified in humans in Saudi Arabia and Jordan in 2012 …

Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study

A Assiri, JA Al-Tawfiq, AA Al-Rabeeah… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a new human disease
caused by a novel coronavirus (CoV). Clinical data on MERS-CoV infections are scarce. We …

The middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS)

EI Azhar, DSC Hui, ZA Memish, C Drosten… - Infectious Disease …, 2019 - id.theclinics.com
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a new zoonotic human
viral pathogen endemic to the Middle East. 1–3 It was identified in 2012 in a lung sample of …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: risk factors and determinants of primary, household, and nosocomial transmission

DS Hui, EI Azhar, YJ Kim, ZA Memish, M Oh… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lethal zoonosis that causes
death in 35· 7% of cases. As of Feb 28, 2018, 2182 cases of MERS-CoV infection (with 779 …

Clinical features and viral diagnosis of two cases of infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus: a report of nosocomial transmission

B Guery, J Poissy, L El Mansouf, C Séjourné, N Ettahar… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Human infection with a novel coronavirus named Middle East Respiratory
Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first identified in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East …

[HTML][HTML] State of knowledge and data gaps of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in humans

WHO MERS-CoV Research Group - PLoS currents, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Between September 2012 and 22 October 2013, 144 laboratory-confirmed and
17 probable MERS-CoV cases from nine countries were notified to WHO. Methods: We …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): what lessons can we learn?

AS Omrani, S Shalhoub - Journal of hospital infection, 2015 - Elsevier
Summary The Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first isolated from a
patient who died with severe pneumonia in June 2012. As of 19 June 2015, a total of 1,338 …

[PDF][PDF] Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): summary of current situation, literature update and risk assessment

World Health Organization - 2015 - apps.who.int
Summary Since 1 January 2015, 423 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS have been
reported to WHO, notably from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Korea. The …

[HTML][HTML] Update: severe respiratory illness associated with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)—worldwide, 2012–2013

PA Gastanaduy - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In consultation with WHO, the period for considering evaluation for MERS-CoV infection in
persons who develop severe acute lower respiratory illness days after traveling from the …

Middle East respiratory syndrome

A Zumla, DS Hui, S Perlman - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a highly lethal respiratory disease caused by a
novel single-stranded, positive-sense RNA betacoronavirus (MERS-CoV). Dromedary …