Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015-February 2016.
Saudi Arabia has reported >80% of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases worldwide. During April 2015-February 2016, Saudi Arabia identified and tested 57,363 persons (18.4/10,000 residents) with suspected MERS-CoV infection; 384 (0.7%) tested positive. Robust, extensive, and timely surveillance is critical for limiting virus transmission.
Abdulaziz A Bin
AA
Saeed
Glen R
GR
Abedi
Abdullah G
AG
Alzahrani
Iyad
I
Salameh
Fatima
F
Abdirizak
Raafat
R
Alhakeem
Homoud
H
Algarni
Osman A
OA
El Nil
Mutaz
M
Mohammed
Abdullah M
AM
Assiri
Hail M
HM
Alabdely
John T
JT
Watson
Susan I
SI
Gerber
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Saudi Arabia; infection control; respiratory infections; surveillance; surveillance practices; testing; transmission; viruses; zoonoses