Risk of MERS importation and onward transmission: a systematic review and analysis of cases reported to WHO

C Poletto, PY Boëlle, V Colizza - BMC infectious diseases, 2016 - Springer
Background The continuing circulation of MERS in the Middle East makes the international
dissemination of the disease a permanent threat. To inform risk assessment, we investigated …

MERS transmission and risk factors: a systematic review

JE Park, S Jung, A Kim, JE Park - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Since Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) infection was first
reported in 2012, many studies have analysed its transmissibility and severity. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying spatiotemporal heterogeneity of MERS-CoV transmission in the Middle East region: A combined modelling approach

C Poletto, V Colizza, PY Boëlle - Epidemics, 2016 - Elsevier
MERS coronavirus cases notified in the Middle East region since the identification of the
virus in 2012 have displayed variations in time and across geography. Through a combined …

Predicting the international spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

K Nah, S Otsuki, G Chowell, H Nishiura - BMC infectious diseases, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) associated coronavirus
has been imported via travelers into multiple countries around the world. In order to support …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesizing data and models for the spread of MERS-CoV, 2013: key role of index cases and hospital transmission

G Chowell, S Blumberg, L Simonsen, MA Miller… - Epidemics, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has
caused 209 deaths and 699 laboratory-confirmed cases in the Arabian Peninsula as of June …

[HTML][HTML] Lack of transmission among close contacts of patient with case of middle east respiratory syndrome imported into the United States, 2014

L Breakwell, K Pringle, N Chea, D Allen… - Emerging infectious …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Imported Case of MERS, United States, 2014 associate in Illinois before seeking medical
care at an Indiana hospital; multiple healthcare personnel (HCP) at the hospital were …

A lesson learned from the MERS outbreak in South Korea in 2015

KM Ha - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2016 - Elsevier
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) viruses can spread rapidly to many people, and
thus pose a global pandemic threat. MERS viruses broke out in one hospital in Pyeongtaek …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting the potential for within-flight transmission and global dissemination of MERS

BJ Coburn, S Blower - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2014 - thelancet.com
We read with interest Abdullah Assiri and colleagues'1 report about the recent emergence of
a new pathogen, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). MERS-CoV …

Probabilistic differential diagnosis of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) using the time from immigration to illness onset among imported cases

K Ejima, K Aihara, H Nishiura - Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) has spread worldwide since 2012. As the clinical
symptoms of MERS tend to be non-specific, the incubation period has been shown to …

Travel-related MERS-CoV cases: an assessment of exposures and risk factors in a group of Dutch travellers returning from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 2014

EB Fanoy, MAB van der Sande… - Emerging Themes in …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background In May 2014, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-
CoV) infection, with closely related viral genomes, was diagnosed in two Dutch residents …