An observational, laboratory-based study of outbreaks of middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Jeddah and Riyadh, kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2014.

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An observational, laboratory-based study of outbreaks of middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Jeddah and Riyadh, kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2014.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Feb 2015

Drosten Christian, Muth Doreen, Corman Victor M, Hussain Raheela, Al Masri Malaki, HajOmar Waleed, Landt Olfert, Assiri Abdullah, Eckerle Isabella, Al Shangiti Ali, Al-Tawfiq Jaffar A, Albarrak Ali, Zumla Alimuddin, Rambaut Andrew, Memish Ziad A

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BACKGROUND: In spring 2014, a sudden rise in the number of notified Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections occurred across Saudi Arabia with a focus in Jeddah. Hypotheses to explain the outbreak pattern include increased surveillance, increased zoonotic transmission, nosocomial transmission, and changes in viral transmissibility, as well as diagnostic laboratory artifacts. METHODS:...

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