Middle East respiratory syndrome

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 20 Apr 2015 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 187, pages 679-679 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Amal, Al-Maani; Wayne L, Gold; Allison, McGeer;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.140951

pmid: 25897055

pmc: PMC4467933

Middle East respiratory syndrome

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Abstract

Genetic studies suggest that MERS-CoV, which is similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) CoV, evolved from bat coronaviruses to cause human infection in 2012.[1][1] Of the first 1082 cases, 1054 (97%) were identified in the Arabian Peninsula, with 97% occurring in the Kingdom of Saudi

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University Health Network
Canada
Royal Hospital
Oman

Keywords

Cross Infection, Communicable Disease Control, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Humans, Coronavirus Infections

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