Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2016)
Estimation of Severe Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Cases in the Middle East, 2012–2016
Abstract
Using data from travelers to 4 countries in the Middle East, we estimated 3,250 (95% CI 1,300–6,600) severe cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome occurred in this region during September 2012–January 2016. This number is 2.3-fold higher than the number of laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in these countries.
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