Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2020)

Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019

  • Abdullah Alzahrani,
  • Stephanie A. Kujawski,
  • Glen R. Abedi,
  • Safaa Tunkar,
  • Holly M. Biggs,
  • Nada Alghawi,
  • Hani Jokhdar,
  • Abdullah M. Assiri,
  • John T. Watson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200437
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 7
pp. 1571 – 1574

Abstract

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During March 2016–March 2019, a total of 200,936 suspected cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection were identified in Saudi Arabia; infections were confirmed in 698 cases (0.3% [0.7/100,000 population per year]). Continued surveillance is necessary for early case detection and timely infection control response.

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