title: Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus, MERS-CoV. Conclusions from the 2nd Scientific Advisory Board Meeting of the WHO Collaborating Center for Mass Gathering Medicine, Riyadh.
authors.affiliation: Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine (GCMGM), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: zmemish@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Memish
authors.affiliation: Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine (GCMGM), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assiri
authors.affiliation: Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine (GCMGM), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Rafaat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alhakeem
authors.affiliation: Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine (GCMGM), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Saber
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yezli
authors.affiliation: Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine (GCMGM), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Malak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almasri
authors.affiliation: Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine (GCMGM), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, and UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Alimuddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zumla
authors.affiliation: Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (USA).
authors.forename: Jaffar A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Al-Tawfiq
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drosten
authors.affiliation: Saudi CDC, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albarrak
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine, Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: Eskild
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petersen
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000821:virology; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000821:virology; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000502:physiology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014944:World Health Organization