Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, 2017-2018

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov;25(11):2149-2151. doi: 10.3201/eid2511.190726. Epub 2019 Nov 17.

Abstract

We characterized exposures and demographics of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus cases reported to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health during July 1-October 31, 2017, and June 1-September 16, 2018. Molecular characterization of available specimens showed that circulating viruses during these periods continued to cluster within lineage 5.

Keywords: MERS; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Saudi Arabia; coronavirus infections; respiratory viruses; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / history
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Genome, Viral
  • Genomics / methods
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus* / classification
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus* / genetics
  • Phylogeny
  • Population Surveillance
  • Saudi Arabia / epidemiology
  • Young Adult