title: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus infection: an overview.
abstract: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was reported from a number of countries in the Middle East and Europe with a reported high mortality rate. MERS-CoV was initially isolated from a patient from Bisha, Saudi Arabia. A recent outbreak of MERS-CoV infection was described in a healthcare facility. Although, the recent publications on this topic had shed light on the epidemiology of the disease, many questions remain to be answered.
authors.affiliation: Specialty Internal Medicine Unit, Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: jaffar.tawfiq@aramco.com.
authors.forename: Jaffar A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Al-Tawfiq
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008877:Middle East / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: MERS-CoV; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; Novel coronavirus