title: Emergence of MERS-CoV in the Middle East: origins, transmission, treatment, and perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharif-Yakan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Souha S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kanj
mesh_terms: D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008877:Middle East / Q000453:epidemiology; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*