title: [MERS-CoV: a new virus from Saudi Arabia].
abstract: Since about a year, a new pulmonary pathology occurred in Saudi Arabia and some cases are imported in Europa. This disease is due to a coronavirus named MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndome Coronavirus). The main symptoms are fever, pulmonary and digestive troubles, with a risk of nosocomial transmission and a mortality of about 42%. The reservoir is probably the dromedary camel and the bat is the vector. There is no specific treatment or vaccine.
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bourée
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D012529:Saudi Arabia