Online-only Table 2 data citation table.

364643

Tunisia

Abroug F, Slim A, Ouanes-Besbes L, Hadj Kacem MA, Dachraoui F, Ouanes I, Lu X, Tao Y, Paden C, Caidi H, Miao C, Al-Hajri MM, Zorraga M, Ghaouar W, BenSalah A, Gerber SI, World Health Organization Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus International Investigation Team. Family cluster of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections, Tunisia, 2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(9): 1527-30.

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365053

Saudi Arabia

Al Ghamdi M, Alghamdi KM, Ghandoora Y, Alzahrani A, Salah F, Alsulami A, Bawayan MF, Vaidya D, Perl TM, Sood G. Treatment outcomes for patients with Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS CoV) infection at a coronavirus referral center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. BMC Infect Dis. 2016; 16: 174.

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364310

Oman

Al Hammadi ZM, Chu DK, Eltahir YM, Al Hosani F, Al Mulla M, Tarnini W, Hall AJ, Perera RA, Abdelkhalek MM, Peiris JS, Al Muhairi SS, Poon LL. Asymptomatic MERS-CoV Infection in Humans Possibly Linked to Infected Dromedaries Imported from Oman to United Arab Emirates, May 2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(12): 2197-200.

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365056

United Arab Emirates

Al Hosani FI, Pringle K, Al Mulla M, Kim L, Pham H, Alami NN, Khudhair A, Hall AJ, Aden B, El Saleh F, Al Dhaheri W, Al Bandar Z, Bunga S, Abou Elkheir K, Tao Y, Hunter JC, Nguyen D, Turner A, Pradeep K, Sasse J, Weber S, Tong S, Whitaker BL, Haynes LM, Curns A, Gerber SI. Response to Emergence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013–2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(7): 1162-8.

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412592

Iraq

Al Salihi SF, Alrodhan MA. Phylogenetic Analysis of MERSCoV in Human and Camels in Iraq. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Allied Sciences. 2017; 6(1): 1209.

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364922

Saudi Arabia

Alagaili AN, Briese T, Mishra N, Kapoor V, Sameroff SC, Burbelo PD, de Wit E, Munster VJ, Hensley LE, Zalmout IS, Kapoor A, Epstein JH, Karesh WB, Daszak P, Mohammed OB, Lipkin WI. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in dromedary camels in Saudi Arabia. MBio. 2014; 5(2): e00884-14.

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365039

Saudi Arabia

Al-Dorzi HM, Aldawood AS, Khan R, Baharoon S, Alchin JD, Matroud AA, Al Johany SM, Balkhy HH, Arabi YM. The critical care response to a hospital outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection: an observational study. Ann Intensive Care. 2016; 6(1): 101.

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365157

Saudi Arabia

Aleanizy FS, Mohmed N, Alqahtani FY, El Hadi Mohamed RA. Outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study. BMC Infect Dis. 2017; 17(1): 23.

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364789

Saudi Arabia

Alenazi TH, Al Arbash H, El-Saed A, Alshamrani MM, Baffoe-Bonnie H, Arabi YM, Al Johani SM, Hijazi R, Alothman A, Balkhy HH. Identified Transmission Dynamics of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During an Outbreak: Implications of an Overcrowded Emergency Department. Clin Infect Dis. 2017; 65(4): 675–679.

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364905

United Arab Emirates

Alexandersen S, Kobinger GP, Soule G, Wernery U. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibody reactors among camels in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2005. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2014; 61(2): 105-8.

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365058

Philippines

Alfaraj SH, Al-Tawfiq JA, Altuwaijri TA, Alanazi M, Alzahrani N, Memish ZA. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus transmission among health care workers: Implication for infection control. Am J Infect Control. 2018; 46(2): 165–168.

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365186

Saudi Arabia

Alfaraj SH, Al-Tawfiq JA, Altuwaijri TA, Memish ZA. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Coinfection: Implications for Infection Control. Intervirology. 2017; 60(1–2): 53–5.

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364275

Saudi Arabia

Al-Gethamy M, Corman VM, Hussain R, Al-Tawfiq JA, Drosten C, Memish ZA. A case of long-term excretion and subclinical infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in a healthcare worker. Clin Infect Dis. 2015; 60(6): 973-4.

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364874

Saudi Arabia

AlGhamdi M, Mushtaq F, Awn N, Shalhoub S. MERS CoV infection in two renal transplant recipients: case report. Am J Transplant. 2015; 15(4): 1101-4.

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364640

Saudi Arabia

Alhakeem RF, Midgley CM, Assiri AM, Alessa M, Al Hawaj H, Saeed AB, Almasri MM, Lu X, Abedi GR, Abdalla O, Mohammed M, Algarni HS, Al-Abdely HM, Alsharef AA, Nooh R, Erdman DD, Gerber SI, Watson JT. Exposures among MERS Case-Patients, Saudi Arabia, January-February 2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(11): 2020–2022.

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364316

Saudi Arabia

Al-Hameed F, Wahla AS, Siddiqui S, Ghabashi A, Al-Shomrani M, Al-Thaqafi A, Tashkandi Y. Characteristics and Outcomes of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. J Intensive Care Med. 2016; 31(5): 344-8.

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365027

Saudi Arabia

Al-Hameed FM. Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage in a patient with Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus. Saudi Med J. 2017; 38(2): 196–200.

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365087

Saudi Arabia

Alhetheel A, Altalhi H, Albarrag A, Shakoor Z, Mohamed D, El-Hazmi M, Somily A, Barry M, Bakhrebah M, Nassar M. Assessing the Detection of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus IgG in Suspected and Proven Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection. Viral Immunol. 2017; 30(9): 649–653.

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364296

Saudi Arabia

Alhogbani T. Acute myocarditis associated with novel Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Ann Saudi Med. 2016; 36(1): 78–80.

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364349

Egypt

Ali M, El-Shesheny R, Kandeil A, Shehata M, Elsokary B, Gomaa M, Hassan N, El Sayed A, El-Taweel A, Sobhy H, Fasina FO, Dauphin G, El Masry I, Wolde AW, Daszak P, Miller M, VonDobschuetz S, Morzaria S, Lubroth J, Makonnen YJ. Cross-sectional surveillance of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels and other mammals in Egypt, August 2015 to January 2016. Euro Surveill. 2017; 22(11).

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365037

Egypt

Ali MA, Shehata MM, Gomaa MR, Kandeil A, El-Shesheny R, Kayed AS, El-Taweel AN, Atea M, Hassan N, Bagato O, Moatasim Y, Mahmoud SH, Kutkat O, Maatouq AM, Osman A, McKenzie PP, Webby RJ, Kayali G. Systematic, active surveillance for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camels in Egypt. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017; 6(1): e1.

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364965

Saudi Arabia

Almekhlafi GA, Albarrak MM, Mandourah Y, Hassan S, Alwan A, Abudayah A, Altayyar S, Mustafa M, Aldaghestani T, Alghamedi A, Talag A, Malik MK, Omrani AS, Sakr Y. Presentation and outcome of Middle East respiratory syndrome in Saudi intensive care unit patients. Crit Care. 2016; 20(1): 123.

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364954

Saudi Arabia

Alraddadi B, Bawareth N, Omar H, Alsalmi H, Alshukairi A, Qushmaq I, Feteih M, Qutob M, Wali G, Khalid I. Patient characteristics infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in a tertiary hospital. Ann Thorac Med. 2016; 11(2): 128-31.

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365016

Saudi Arabia

Alraddadi BM, Al-Salmi HS, Jacobs-Slifka K, Slayton RB, Estivariz CF, Geller AI, Al-Turkistani HH, Al-Rehily SS, Alserehi HA, Wali GY, Alshukairi AN, Azhar EI, Haynes L, Swerdlow DL, Jernigan JA, Madani TA. Risk Factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection among Healthcare Personnel. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(11): 1915–1920.

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365018

Saudi Arabia

Alraddadi BM, Watson JT, Almarashi A, Abedi GR, Turkistani A, Sadran M, Housa A, Almazroa MA, Alraihan N, Banjar A, Albalawi E, Alhindi H, Choudhry AJ, Meiman JG, Paczkowski M, Curns A, Mounts A, Feikin DR, Marano N, Swerdlow DL, Gerber SI, Hajjeh R, Madani TA. Risk Factors for Primary Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Illness in Humans, Saudi Arabia, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(1): 49–55.

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365118

Saudi Arabia

Alrashid M, Taleb AA, Hajeer A, Arabi Y. Prevalence of antibodies against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, influenza A and B viruses among blood donors, Saudi Arabia. Ann Thorac Med. 2017; 12(3): 217–218.

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365484

Saudi Arabia

Alsaad KO, Hajeer AH, Al Balwi M, Al Moaiqel M, Al Oudah N, Al Ajlan A, AlJohani S, Alsolamy S, Gmati GE, Balkhy H, Al-Jahdali HH, Baharoon SA, Arabi YM. Histopathology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronovirus (MERS-CoV) infection - clinicopathological and ultrastructural study. Histopathol. 2018; 72(3): 516-24.

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364791

Saudi Arabia

Alserehi H, Wali G, Alshukairi A, Alraddadi B. Impact of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on pregnancy and perinatal outcome. BMC Infect Dis. 2016; 16: 105.

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364307

Saudi Arabia

Alshukairi AN, Khalid I, Ahmed WA, Dada AM, Bayumi DT, Malic LS, Althawadi S, Ignacio K, Alsalmi HS, Al-Abdely HM, Wali GY, Qushmaq IA, Alraddadi BM, Perlman S. Antibody Response and Disease Severity in Healthcare Worker MERS Survivors. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(6).

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365095

Saudi Arabia

Al-Tawfiq JA, Alfaraj SH, Altuwaijri TA, Memish ZA. A cohort-study of patients suspected for MERS-CoV in a referral hospital in Saudi Arabia. J Infect. 2017; 75(4): 378–379.

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365133

Saudi Arabia

Al-Tawfiq JA, Hinedi K, Abbasi S, Babiker M, Sunji A, Eltigani M. Hematologic, hepatic, and renal function changes in hospitalized patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Int J Lab Hematol. 2017; 39(3): 272–278.

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365060

Saudi Arabia

Al-Tawfiq JA, Hinedi K. The calm before the storm: clinical observations of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) patients. J Chemother. 2018; 30(3): 179–182.

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365166

North Africa and Middle East

Al-Tawfiq JA, Memish ZA. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: epidemiology and disease control measures. Infect Drug Resist. 2014; 7: 281–7.

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365160

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Aly M, Elrobh M, Alzayer M, Aljuhani S, Balkhy H. Occurrence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) across the Gulf Corporation Council countries: Four years update. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10): e0183850.

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364646

Uganda

Anthony SJ, Gilardi K, Menachery VD, Goldstein T, Ssebide B, Mbabazi R, Navarrete-Macias I, Liang E, Wells H, Hicks A, Petrosov A, Byarugaba DK, Debbink K, Dinnon KH, Scobey T, Randell SH, Yount BL, Cranfield M, Johnson CK, Baric RS, Lipkin WI, Mazet JA. Further Evidence for Bats as the Evolutionary Source of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. MBio. 2017; 8(2).

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364324

Saudi Arabia

Arabi YM, Arifi AA, Balkhy HH, Najm H, Aldawood AS, Ghabashi A, Hawa H, Alothman A, Khaldi A, Al Raiy B. Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection. Ann Intern Med. 2014; 160(6): 389-97.

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364926

Saudi Arabia

Arwady MA, Alraddadi B, Basler C, Azhar EI, Abuelzein E, Sindy AI, Sadiq BM, Althaqafi AO, Shabouni O, Banjar A, Haynes LM, Gerber SI, Feikin DR, Madani TA. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission in Extended Family, Saudi Arabia, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(8): 1395-402.

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364919

Saudi Arabia

Assiri A, Abedi GR, Al Masri M, Bin Saeed A, Gerber SI, Watson JT. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During Pregnancy: A Report of 5 Cases From Saudi Arabia. Clin Infect Dis. 2016; 63(7): 951-3.

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364844

Saudi Arabia

Assiri A, Abedi GR, Bin Saeed AA, Abdalla MA, al-Masry M, Choudhry AJ, Lu X, Erdman DD, Tatti K, Binder AM, Rudd J, Tokars J, Miao C, Alarbash H, Nooh R, Pallansch M, Gerber SI, Watson JT. Multifacility Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(1): 32–40.

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364636

Saudi Arabia

Assiri A, Al-Tawfiq JA, Al-Rabeeah AA, Al-Rabiah FA, Al-Hajjar S, Al-Barrak A, Flemban H, Al-Nassir WN, Balkhy HH, Al-Hakeem RF, Makhdoom HQ, Zumla AI, Memish ZA. Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013; 13(9): 752-61.

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364714

Saudi Arabia

Assiri A, McGeer A, Perl TM, Price CS, Al Rabeeah AA, Cummings DA, Alabdullatif ZN, Assad M, Almulhim A, Makhdoom H, Madani H, Alhakeem R, Al-Tawfiq JA, Cotten M, Watson SJ, Kellam P, Zumla AI, Memish ZA, KSA MERS-CoV Investigation Team. Hospital outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. N Engl J Med. 2013; 369(5): 407-16.

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364637

Saudi Arabia

Assiri AM, Midgley CM, Abedi GR, Bin Saeed A, Almasri MM, Lu X, Al-Abdely HM, Abdalla O, Mohammed M, Algarni HS, Alhakeem RF, Sakthivel SK, Nooh R, Alshayab Z, Alessa M, Srinivasamoorthy G, AlQahtani SY, Kheyami A, HajOmar WH, Banaser TM, Esmaeel A, Hall AJ, Curns AT, Tamin A, Alsharef AA, Erdman D, Watson JT, Gerber SI. Epidemiology of a Novel Recombinant Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Humans in Saudi Arabia. J Infect Dis. 2016; 214(5): 712-21.

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364639

Saudi Arabia

Azhar EI, El-Kafrawy SA, Farraj SA, Hassan AM, Al-Saeed MS, Hashem AM, Madani TA. Evidence for camel-to-human transmission of MERS coronavirus. N Engl J Med. 2014; 370(26): 2499-505.

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364583

Saudi Arabia

Azhar EI, Hashem AM, El-Kafrawy SA, Sohrab SS, Aburizaiza AS, Farraj SA, Hassan AM, Al-Saeed MS, Jamjoom GA, Madani TA. Detection of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus genome in an air sample originating from a camel barn owned by an infected patient. MBio. 2014; 5(4): e01450-14.

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365035

South Korea

Bae JM. Surveillance operation for the 141st confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus in response to the patient’s prior travel to Jeju Island. Epidemiol Health. 2015; 37: e2015035.

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364943

Saudi Arabia

Balkhy HH, Alenazi TH, Alshamrani MM, Baffoe-Bonnie H, Al-Abdely HM, El-Saed A, Al Arbash HA, Al Mayahi ZK, Assiri AM, Bin Saeed A. Notes from the Field: Nosocomial Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital–Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016; 65(6): 163-4.

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364351

Saudi Arabia

Balkhy HH, Alenazi TH, Alshamrani MM, Baffoe-Bonnie H, Arabi Y, Hijazi R, Al-Abdely HM, El-Saed A, Al Johani S, Assiri AM, Bin Saeed A. Description of a Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016; 37(10): 1147-55.

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364935

Turkey

Bayrakdar F, Altaş AB, Korukluoğlu G, Topal S. [Molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of the first MERS case in Turkey]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2015; 49(3): 414-22.

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365195

United States

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6319a4.htm

Bialek SR, Allen D, Alvarado-Ramy F, Arthur R, Balajee A, Bell D, Best S, Blackmore C, Breakwell L, Cannons A, Brown C, Cetron M, Chea N, Chommanard C, Cohen N, Conover C, Crespo A, Creviston J, Curns AT, Dahl R, Dearth S, DeMaria A, Echols F, Erdman DD, Feikin D, Frias M, Gerber SI, Gulati R, Hale C, Haynes LM, Heberlein-Larson L, Holton K, Ijaz K, Kapoor M, Kohl K, Kuhar DT, Kumar AM, Kundich M, Lippold S, Liu L, Lovchik JC, Madoff L, Martell S, Matthews S, Moore J, Murray LR, Onofrey S, Pallansch MA, Pesik N, Pham H, Pillai S, Pontones P, Pringle K, Pritchard S, Rasmussen S, Richards S, Sandoval M, Schneider E, Schuchat A, Sheedy K, Sherin K, Swerdlow DL, Tappero JW, Vernon MO, Watkins S, Watson J. First Confirmed Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection in the United States, Updated Information on the Epidemiology of MERS-CoV Infection, and Guidance for the Public, Clinicians, and Public Health Authorities May 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014; 63(19): 431-436.

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365164

North Africa and Middle East

Buliva E, Elhakim M, Tran Minh NN, Elkholy A, Mala P, Abubakar A, Malik SMMR. Emerging and Reemerging Diseases in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region-Progress, Challenges, and WHO Initiatives. Front Public Health. 2017; 5: 276.

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364277

South Korea

Cha RH, Yang SH, Moon KC, Joh JS, Lee JY, Shin HS, Kim DK, Kim YS. A Case Report of a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Survivor with Kidney Biopsy Results. J Korean Med Sci. 2016; 31(4): 635-40.

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364875

South Korea

Chang K, Ki M, Lee EG, Lee SY, Yoo B, Choi JH. MERS epidemiological investigation to detect potential mode of transmission in the 178th MERS confirmed case in Pyeongtaek, Korea. Epidemiol Health. 2015; 37: e2015036.

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365129

China

Chen Z, Bao L, Chen C, Zou T, Xue Y, Li F, Lv Q, Gu S, Gao X, Cui S, Wang J, Qin C, Jin Q. Human Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Inhibition of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Replication in the Common Marmoset. J Infect Dis. 2017; 215(12): 1807–1815.

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364886

South Korea

Cho SY, Kang JM, Ha YE, Park GE, Lee JY, Ko JH, Lee JY, Kim JM, Kang CI, Jo IJ, Ryu JG, Choi JR, Kim S, Huh HJ, Ki CS, Kang ES, Peck KR, Dhong HJ, Song JH, Chung DR, Kim YJ. MERS-CoV outbreak following a single patient exposure in an emergency room in South Korea: an epidemiological outbreak study. Lancet. 2016; 388(10048): 994–1001.

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365120

South Korea

Choe PG, Perera RAPM, Park WB, Song KH, Bang JH, Kim ES, Kim HB, Ko LWR, Park SW, Kim NJ, Lau EHY, Poon LLM, Peiris M, Oh MD. MERS-CoV Antibody Responses 1 Year after Symptom Onset, South Korea, 2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017; 23(7): 1079–1084.

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364634

South Korea

Choi JH, Yoo B, Lee SY, Lee EG, Ki M, Lee W, Jung JR, Chang K. Epidemiological investigation of the 119th confirmed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus case with an indefinite mode of transmission during the Pyeongtaek outbreak in Korea. Epidemiol Health. 2015.

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364931

South Korea

Choi WJ, Lee KN, Kang EJ, Lee H. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus Infection: A Case Report of Serial Computed Tomographic Findings in a Young Male Patient. Korean J Radiol. 2016; 17(1): 166-70.

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364892

Nigeria

Chu DK, Oladipo JO, Perera RA, Kuranga SA, Chan SM, Poon LL, Peiris M. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels in Nigeria, 2015. Euro Surveill. 2015; 20(49).

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364872

Egypt

Chu DK, Poon LL, Gomaa MM, Shehata MM, Perera RA, Abu Zeid D, El Rifay AS, Siu LY, Guan Y, Webby RJ, Ali MA, Peiris M, Kayali G. MERS coronaviruses in dromedary camels, Egypt. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(6): 1049-53.

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365020

South Africa

Corman VM, Ithete NL, Richards LR, Schoeman MC, Preiser W, Drosten C, Drexler JF. Rooting the phylogenetic tree of middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus by characterization of a conspecific virus from an African bat. J Virol. 2014; 88(19): 11297-303.

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364305

Kenya

Corman VM, Jores J, Meyer B, Younan M, Liljander A, Said MY, Gluecks I, Lattwein E, Bosch BJ, Drexler JF, Bornstein S, Drosten C, Müller MA. Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, Kenya, 1992-2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(8): 1319-22.

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364839

Saudi Arabia

Cotten M, Watson SJ, Kellam P, Al-Rabeeah AA, Makhdoom HQ, Assiri A, Al-Tawfiq JA, Alhakeem RF, Madani H, AlRabiah FA, Al Hajjar S, Al-nassir WN, Albarrak A, Flemban H, Balkhy HH, Alsubaie S, Palser AL, Gall A, Bashford-Rogers R, Rambaut A, Zumla AI, Memish ZA. Transmission and evolution of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: a descriptive genomic study. Lancet. 2013; 382(9909): 1993–2002.

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364840

Saudi Arabia

Cotten M, Watson SJ, Zumla AI, Makhdoom HQ, Palser AL, Ong SH, Al Rabeeah AA, Alhakeem RF, Assiri A, Al-Tawfiq JA, Albarrak A, Barry M, Shibl A, Alrabiah FA, Hajjar S, Balkhy HH, Flemban H, Rambaut A, Kellam P, Memish ZA. Spread, circulation, and evolution of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. MBio. 2014; 5(1).

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364292

Saudi Arabia

Das KM, Lee EY, Al Jawder SE, Enani MA, Singh R, Skakni L, Al-Nakshabandi N, AlDossari K, Larsson SG. Acute Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: Temporal Lung Changes Observed on the Chest Radiographs of 55 Patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015; 205(3): W267-74.

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394849

Israel

David D, Rotenberg D, Khinich E, Erster O, Bardenstein S, van Straten M, Okba NMA, Raj SV, Haagmans BL, Miculitzki M, Davidson I. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus specific antibodies in naturally exposed Israeli llamas, alpacas and camels. One Health. 2018; 5: 65–68.

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365025

Kenya

Deem SL, Fèvre EM, Kinnaird M, Browne AS, Muloi D, Godeke GJ, Koopmans M, Reusken CB. Serological Evidence of MERS-CoV Antibodies in Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedaries) in Laikipia County, Kenya. PLoS One. 2015; 10(10): e0140125.

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364842

Saudi Arabia

Drosten C, Muth D, Corman VM, Hussain R, Al Masri M, HajOmar W, Landt O, Assiri A, Eckerle I, Al Shangiti A, Al-Tawfiq JA, Albarrak A, Zumla A, Rambaut A, Memish ZA. An observational, laboratory-based study of outbreaks of middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Jeddah and Riyadh, kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2014. Clin Infect Dis. 2015; 60(3): 369-77.

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365170

Germany

Drosten C, Seilmaier M, Corman VM, Hartmann W, Scheible G, Sack S, Guggemos W, Kallies R, Muth D, Junglen S, Müller MA, Haas W, Guberina H, Röhnisch T, Schmid-Wendtner M, Aldabbagh S, Dittmer U, Gold H, Graf P, Bonin F, Rambaut A, Wendtner C-M. Clinical features and virological analysis of a case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013; 13(9): 745–51.

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364299

Saudi Arabia

El Bushra HE, Abdalla MN, Al Arbash H, Alshayeb Z, Al-Ali S, Latif ZA, Al-Bahkit H, Abdalla O, Mohammed M, Al-Abdely H, Chahed M, Lohiniva AL, Saeed AB. An outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) due to coronavirus in Al-Ahssa Region, Saudi Arabia, 2015. East Mediterr Health J. 2016; 22(7): 468–475.

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365155

Saudi Arabia

El Bushra HE, Al Arbash HA, Mohammed M, Abdalla O, Abdallah MN, Al-Mayahi ZK, Assiri AM, BinSaeed AA. Outcome of strict implementation of infection prevention control measures during an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome. Am J Infect Control. 2017; 45(5): 502–507.

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364937

Saudi Arabia

Fagbo SF, Skakni L, Chu DK, Garbati MA, Joseph M, Peiris M, Hakawi AM. Molecular Epidemiology of Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(11): 1981-8.

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364620

Mali

Falzarano D, Kamissoko B, de Wit E, Maïga O, Cronin J, Samaké K, Traoré A, Milne-Price S, Munster VJ, Sogoba N, Niang M, Safronetz D, Feldmann H. Dromedary camels in northern Mali have high seropositivity to MERS-CoV. One Health. 2017; 3: 41-3.

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365051

Netherlands

Fanoy EB, van der Sande MA, Kraaij-Dirkzwager M, Dirksen K, Jonges M, van der Hoek W, Koopmans MP, van der Werf D, Sonder G, van der Weijden C, van der Heuvel J, Gelinck L, Bouwhuis JW, van Gageldonk-Lafeber AB. Travel-related MERS-CoV cases: an assessment of exposures and risk factors in a group of Dutch travellers returning from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 2014. Emerg Themes Epidemiol. 2014; 11: 16.

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364712

Qatar

Farag EA, Reusken CB, Haagmans BL, Mohran KA, Stalin Raj V, Pas SD, Voermans J, Smits SL, Godeke GJ, Al-Hajri MM, Alhajri FH, Al-Romaihi HE, Ghobashy H, El-Maghraby MM, El-Sayed AM, Al Thani MH, Al-Marri S, Koopmans MP. High proportion of MERS-CoV shedding dromedaries at slaughterhouse with a potential epidemiological link to human cases, Qatar 2014. Infect Ecol Epidemiol. 2015; 5: 28305.

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364279

Saudi Arabia

Garbati MA, Fagbo SF, Fang VJ, Skakni L, Joseph M, Wani TA, Cowling BJ, Peiris M, Hakawi A. A Comparative Study of Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors for Adverse Outcome in Patients Hospitalised with Acute Respiratory Disease Due to MERS Coronavirus or Other Causes. PLoS One. 2016; 11(11): e0165978.

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365082

South Korea

Go YY, Kim YS, Cheon S, Nam S, Ku KB, Kim M, Cho NH, Park H, Alison Lee PY, Lin YC, Tsai YL, Thomas Wang HT, Balasuriya UBR. Evaluation and Clinical Validation of Two Field-Deployable Reverse Transcription-Insulated Isothermal PCR Assays for the Detection of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus. J Mol Diagn. 2017; 19(6): 817-27.

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364318

China

Guan WD, Mok CK, Chen ZL, Feng LQ, Li ZT, Huang JC, Ke CW, Deng X, Ling Y, Wu SG, Niu XF, Perera RA, Da Xu Y, Zhao J, Zhang LQ, Li YM, Chen RC, Peiris M, Chen L, Zhong NS. Characteristics of Traveler with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, China, 2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(12): 2278-80.

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364326

France

Guery B, Poissy J, el Mansouf L, Séjourné C, Ettahar N, Lemaire X, Vuotto F, Goffard A, Behillil S, Enouf V, Caro V, Mailles A, Che D, Manuguerra JC, Mathieu D, Fontanet A, van der Werf S, MERS-CoV study group. Clinical features and viral diagnosis of two cases of infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus: a report of nosocomial transmission. Lancet. 2013; 381(9885): 2265-72.

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364961

Spain

Gutiérrez C, Tejedor-Junco MT, González M, Lattwein E, Renneker S. Presence of antibodies but no evidence for circulation of MERS-CoV in dromedaries on the Canary Islands, 2015. Euro Surveill. 2015; 20(37).

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364917

Qatar

Haagmans BL, Al Dhahiry SH, Reusken CB, Raj VS, Galiano M, Myers R, Godeke GJ, Jonges M, Farag E, Diab A, Ghobashy H, Alhajri F, Al-Thani M, Al-Marri SA, Al Romaihi HE, Al Khal A, Bermingham A, Osterhaus AD, AlHajri MM, Koopmans MP. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in dromedary camels: an outbreak investigation. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014; 14(2): 140-5.

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365310

Jordan

Habib Z, Asghar F, El Masry K, El Reddy M, Ravi M. MERS-CoV in pregnancy. BJOG. 2015; 122(S1): 274-275.

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394852

Israel

Harcourt JL, Rudoler N, Tamin A, Leshem E, Rasis M, Giladi M, Haynes LM. The prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) antibodies in dromedary camels in Israel. Zoonoses Public Health. 2018.

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394856

Saudi Arabia

Harrath R, Abu Duhier FM. Sero-prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) specific antibodies in dromedary camels in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. J Med Virol. 2018; 90(8): 1285–1289.

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364950

Saudi Arabia

Hastings DL, Tokars JI, Abdel Aziz IZ, Alkhaldi KZ, Bensadek AT, Alraddadi BM, Jokhdar H, Jernigan JA, Garout MA, Tomczyk SM, Oboho IK, Geller AI, Arinaminpathy N, Swerdlow DL, Madani TA. Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome at Tertiary Care Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(5): 794–801.

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364837

Saudi Arabia

Hemida MG, Alnaeem A, Chu DK, Perera RA, Chan SM, Almathen F, Yau E, Ng BC, Webby RJ, Poon LL, Peiris M. Longitudinal study of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus infection in dromedary camel herds in Saudi Arabia, 2014–2015. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017; 6(6): e56.

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364835

Saudi Arabia

Hemida MG, Al-Naeem A, Perera RA, Chin AW, Poon LL, Peiris M. Lack of middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus transmission from infected camels. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(4): 699–701.

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364868

Saudi Arabia

Hemida MG, Chu DK, Poon LL, Perera RA, Alhammadi MA, Ng HY, Siu LY, Guan Y, Alnaeem A, Peiris M. MERS coronavirus in dromedary camel herd, Saudi Arabia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(7): 1231-4.

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394861

Saudi Arabia

Hemida MG, Perera RA, Al Jassim RA, Kayali G, Siu LY, Wang P, Chu KW, Perlman S, Ali MA, Alnaeem A, Guan Y, Poon LL, Saif L, Peiris M. Seroepidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in Saudi Arabia (1993) and Australia (2014) and characterisation of assay specificity. Euro Surveill. 2014; 19(23).

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364890

Saudi Arabia

Hemida MG, Perera RA, Wang P, Alhammadi MA, Siu LY, Li M, Poon LL, Saif L, Alnaeem A, Peiris M. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus seroprevalence in domestic livestock in Saudi Arabia, 2010 to 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013; 18(50): 20659.

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365049

United Arab Emirates

Hunter JC, Nguyen D, Aden B, Al Bandar Z, Al Dhaheri W, Abu Elkheir K, Khudair A, Al Mulla M, El Saleh F, Imambaccus H, Al Kaabi N, Sheikh FA, Sasse J, Turner A, Abdel Wareth L, Weber S, Al Ameri A, Abu Amer W, Alami NN, Bunga S, Haynes LM, Hall AJ, Kallen AJ, Kuhar D, Pham H, Pringle K, Tong S, Whitaker BL, Gerber SI, Al Hosani FI. Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections in Healthcare Settings, Abu Dhabi. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(4): 647-56.

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394845

Bangladesh

Islam A, Epstein JH, Rostal MK, Islam S, Rahman MZ, Hossain ME, Uzzaman MS, Munster VJ, Peiris M, Flora MS, Rahman M, Daszak P. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Antibodies in Dromedary Camels, Bangladesh, 2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018; 24(5): 926–928.

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364355

South Africa

Ithete NL, Stoffberg S, Corman VM, Cottontail VM, Richards LR, Schoeman MC, Drosten C, Drexler JF, Preiser W. Close relative of human Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in bat, South Africa. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013; 19(10): 1697-9.

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365202

Oman

Jahan F, Al Maqbali AA. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-COV). World Fam Med J. 2015; 13(1): 27-30.

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365126

South Korea

Jeong H, Jeong S, Oh J, Woo SH, So BH, Wee JH, Kim JH, Im JY, Choi SP, Park K, Cho BNH, Hong S. Impact of Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak on the use of emergency medical resources in febrile patients. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2017; 4(2): 94–101.

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364342

Egypt

Kandeil A, Shehata MM, El Shesheny R, Gomaa MR, Ali MA, Kayali G. Complete Genome Sequence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Isolated from a Dromedary Camel in Egypt. Genome Announc. 2016; 4(2): e00309-16.

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364320

United States

Kapoor M, Pringle K, Kumar A, Dearth S, Liu L, Lovchik J, Perez O, Pontones P, Richards S, Yeadon-Fagbohun J, Breakwell L, Chea N, Cohen NJ, Schneider E, Erdman D, Haynes L, Pallansch M, Tao Y, Tong S, Gerber S, Swerdlow D, Feikin DR. Clinical and laboratory findings of the first imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus to the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2014; 59(11): 1511-8.

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365064

Saudi Arabia

Kasem S, Qasim I, Al-Doweriej A, Hashim O, Alkarar A, Abu-Obeida A, Saleh M, Al-Hofufi A, Al-Ghadier H, Hussien R, Al-Sahaf A, Bayoumi F, Magouz A. The prevalence of Middle East respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in livestock and temporal relation to locations and seasons. J Infect Public Health. 2018.

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365091

Saudi Arabia

Kasem S, Qasim I, Al-Hufofi A, Hashim O, Alkarar A, Abu-Obeida A, Gaafer A, Elfadil A, Zaki A, Al-Romaihi A, Babekr N, El-Harby N, Hussien R, Al-Sahaf A, Al-Doweriej A, Bayoumi F, Poon LLM, Chu DKW, Peiris M, Perera RAPM. Cross-sectional study of MERS-CoV-specific RNA and antibodies in animals that have had contact with MERS patients in Saudi Arabia. J Infect Public Health. 2018; 11(3): 331–338.

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364881

Saudi Arabia

Khalafalla AI, Lu X, Al-Mubarak AI, Dalab AH, Al-Busadah KA, Erdman DD. MERS-CoV in Upper Respiratory Tract and Lungs of Dromedary Camels, Saudi Arabia, 2013–2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(7): 1153-8.

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364288

Saudi Arabia

Khalid I, Alraddadi BM, Dairi Y, Khalid TJ, Kadri M, Alshukairi AN, Qushmaq IA. Acute Management and Long-Term Survival Among Subjects With Severe Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Pneumonia and ARDS. Respir Care. 2016; 61(3): 340-8.

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364933

Saudi Arabia

Khalid M, Khan B, Al Rabiah F, Alismaili R, Saleemi S, Rehan-Khaliq AM, Weheba I, Al Abdely H, Halim M, Nadri QJ, Al Dalaan AM, Zeitouni M, Butt T, Al Mutairy E. Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS CoV): case reports from a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Ann Saudi Med. 2014; 34(5): 396–400.

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364271

South Korea

Ki M. 2015 MERS outbreak in Korea: hospital-to-hospital transmission. Epidemiol Health. 2015; 37: e2015033.

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364645

South Korea

Kim HK, Yoon SW, Kim DJ, Koo BS, Noh JY, Kim JH, Choi YG, Na W, Chang KT, Song D, Jeong DG. Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Like, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Like Bat Coronaviruses and Group H Rotavirus in Faeces of Korean Bats. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2016; 63(4): 365-72.

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365180

South Korea

Kim I, Lee JE, Kim K-H, Lee S, Lee K, Mok JH. Successful treatment of suspected organizing pneumonia in a patient with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a case report. J Thorac Dis. 2016; 8(10): E1190–4.

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365124

South Korea

Kim JE, Heo JH, Kim HO, Song SH, Park SS, Park TH, Ahn JY, Kim MK, Choi JP. Neurological Complications during Treatment of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. J Clin Neurol. 2017; 13(3): 227–233.

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364628

South Korea

Kim KM, Ki M, Cho SI, Sung M, Hong JK, Cheong HK, Kim JH, Lee SE, Lee C, Lee KJ, Park YS, Kim SW, Choi BY. Epidemiologic features of the first MERS outbreak in Korea: focus on Pyeongtaek St. Mary’s Hospital. Epidemiol Health. 2015; 37: e2015041.

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364642

South Korea

Kim SH, Chang SY, Sung M, Park JH, Bin Kim H, Lee H, Choi JP, Choi WS, Min JY. Extensive Viable Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Coronavirus Contamination in Air and Surrounding Environment in MERS Isolation Wards. Clin Infect Dis. 2016; 63(3): 363-9.

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364312

South Korea

Kim SH, Ko JH, Park GE, Cho SY, Ha YE, Kang JM, Kim YJ, Huh HJ, Ki CS, Jeong BH, Park J, Jang JH, Kim WS, Kang CI, Chung DR, Song JH, Peck KR. Atypical presentations of MERS-CoV infection in immunocompromised hosts. J Infect Chemother. 2017; 23(11): 769–773.

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365045

South Korea

Kim T, Jung J, Kim SM, Seo DW, Lee YS, Kim WY, Lim KS, Sung H, Kim MN, Chong YP, Lee SO, Choi SH, Kim YS, Woo JH, Kim SH. Transmission among healthcare worker contacts with a Middle East respiratory syndrome patient in a single Korean centre. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016; 22(2): e11-e13.

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365093

South Korea

Ko JH, Müller MA, Seok H, Park GE, Lee JY, Cho SY, Ha YE, Baek JY, Kim SH, Kang JM, Kim YJ, Jo IJ, Chung CR, Hahn MJ, Drosten C, Kang CI, Chung DR, Song JH, Kang ES, Peck KR. Serologic responses of 42 MERS-coronavirus-infected patients according to the disease severity. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017; 89(2): 106–111.

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365062

South Korea

Ko JH, Seok H, Park GE, Lee JY, Lee JY, Cho SY, Ha YE, Kang JM, Kim YJ, Kang CI, Chung DR, Song JH, Peck KR. Host susceptibility to MERS-CoV infection, a retrospective cohort study of the 2015 Korean MERS outbreak. J Infect Chemother. 2018; 24(2): 150–152.

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364301

South Korea

Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Korean Society for Healthcare-associated Infection Control and Prevention. An Unexpected Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the Republic of Korea, 2015. Infect Chemother. 2015; 47(2): 120-2.

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364830

Greece

Kossyvakis A, Tao Y, Lu X, Pogka V, Tsiodras S, Emmanouil M, Mentis AF, Tong S, Erdman DD, Antoniadis A. Laboratory investigation and phylogenetic analysis of an imported Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus case in Greece. PLoS One. 2015; 10(4): e0125809.

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364896

Netherlands

Kraaij-Dirkzwager M, Timen A, Dirksen K, Gelinck L, Leyten E, Groeneveld P, Jansen C, Jonges M, Raj S, Thurkow I, van Gageldonk-Lafeber R, van der Eijk A, Koopmans M, MERS-CoV outbreak investigation team of the Netherlands. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in two returning travellers in the Netherlands, May 2014. Euro Surveill. 2014; 19(21).

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364798

Austria

Kwok-ming P, Miu-ling W, Yiu-hong L, Ka-wai S, Liza TM, Shuk-kwan C. International Health Regulations (2005) facilitate communication for in-flight contacts of a Middle East respiratory syndrome case, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2014. West Pac Surveill Response J. 2015; 6(1): 62-5.

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364956

United Arab Emirates

Lau SK, Wernery R, Wong EY, Joseph S, Tsang AK, Patteril NA, Elizabeth SK, Chan KH, Muhammed R, Kinne J, Yuen KY, Wernery U, Woo PC. Polyphyletic origin of MERS coronaviruses and isolation of a novel clade A strain from dromedary camels in the United Arab Emirates. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2016; 5(12): e128.

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365076

South Korea

Lee JY, Kim G, Lim DG, Jee HG, Jang Y, Joh JS, Jeong I, Kim Y, Kim E, Chin BS. A Middle East respiratory syndrome screening clinic for health care personnel during the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak in South Korea: A single-center experience. Am J Infect Control. 2018; 46(4): 436–440.

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365109

South Korea

Lee JY, Kim YJ, Chung EH, Kim DW, Jeong I, Kim Y, Yun MR, Kim SS, Kim G, Joh JS. The clinical and virological features of the first imported case causing MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea, 2015. BMC Infect Dis. 2017; 17(1): 498.

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365192

Saudi Arabia

Leitmeyer KC. Editorial Commentary: Critical Contribution of Laboratories to Outbreak Response Support for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Clin Infect Dis. 2015; 60(3): 378–80.

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364414

Italy

Lelli D, Papetti A, Sabelli C, Rosti E, Moreno A, Boniotti MB. Detection of coronaviruses in bats of various species in Italy. Viruses. 2013; 5(11): 2679-89.

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365097

United Arab Emirates

Li Y, Khalafalla AI, Paden CR, Yusof MF, Eltahir YM, Al Hammadi ZM, Tao Y, Queen K, Hosani FA, Gerber SI, Hall AJ, Al Muhairi S, Tong S. Identification of diverse viruses in upper respiratory samples in dromedary camels from United Arab Emirates. PLoS One. 2017; 12(9): e0184718.

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364877

Kenya

Liljander A, Meyer B, Jores J, Müller MA, Lattwein E, Njeru I, Bett B, Drosten C, Corman VM. MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013–2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(6): 1086-9.

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365188

China

Ling Y, Qu R, Luo Y. [Clinical analysis of the first patient with imported Middle East respiratory syndrome in China]. Chin Crit Care Med. 2015; 27(8): 630–4.

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365099

United States

Lippold SA, Objio T, Vonnahme L, Washburn F, Cohen NJ, Chen TH, Edelson PJ, Gulati R, Hale C, Harcourt J, Haynes L, Jewett A, Jungerman R, Kohl KS, Miao C, Pesik N, Regan JJ, Roland E, Schembri C, Schneider E, Tamin A, Tatti K, Alvarado-Ramy F. Conveyance Contact Investigation for Imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Cases, United States, May 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017; 23(9): 1585–1589.

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365074

China

Liu P, Shi L, Zhang W, He J, Liu C, Zhao C, Kong SK, Loo JFC, Gu D, Hu L. Prevalence and genetic diversity analysis of human coronaviruses among cross-border children. Virol J. 2017; 14(1): 230.

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364340

China

Lu R, Wang Y, Wang W, Nie K, Zhao Y, Su J, Deng Y, Zhou W, Li Y, Wang H, Wang W, Ke C, Ma X, Wu G, Tan W. Complete Genome Sequence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from the First Imported MERS-CoV Case in China. Genome Announc. 2015; 3(4): e00818-15.

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365078

China

Ma X, Liu F, Liu L, Zhang L, Lu M, Abudukadeer A, Wang L, Tian F, Zhen W, Yang P, Hu K. No MERS-CoV but positive influenza viruses in returning Hajj pilgrims, China, 2013–2015. BMC Infect Dis. 2017; 17(1): 715.

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364644

France

Mailles A, Blanckaert K, Chaud P, van der Werf S, Lina B, Caro V, Campese C, Guéry B, Prouvost H, Lemaire X, Paty MC, Haeghebaert S, Antoine D, Ettahar N, Noel H, Behillil S, Hendricx S, Manuguerra JC, Enouf V, La Ruche G, Semaille C, Coignard B, Lévy-Bruhl D, Weber F, Saura C, Che D, investigation team. First cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in France, investigations and implications for the prevention of human-to-human transmission, France, May 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013; 18(24).

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364909

United Arab Emirates

Malik A, El Masry KM, Ravi M, Sayed F. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus during Pregnancy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(3): 515-7.

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364902

Saudi Arabia

Memish ZA, Al-Tawfiq JA, Alhakeem RF, Assiri A, Alharby KD, Almahallawi MS, Alkhallawi M. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): A cluster analysis with implications for global management of suspected cases. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2015; 13(4): 311-4.

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364907

Saudi Arabia

Memish ZA, Al-Tawfiq JA, Assiri A, AlRabiah FA, Al Hajjar S, Albarrak A, Flemban H, Alhakeem RF, Makhdoom HQ, Alsubaie S, Al-Rabeeah AA. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014; 33(9): 904-6.

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421188

Saudi Arabia

Memish ZA, Zumla Al, Al-Hakeem RF, Al-Rabeeah AA, Stephens GM. Family cluster of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections. N Engl J Med. 2013; 368(26):2487-94.

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364716

Saudi Arabia

Memish ZA, Cotten M, Meyer B, Watson SJ, Alsahafi AJ, Al Rabeeah AA, Corman VM, Sieberg A, Makhdoom HQ, Assiri A, Al Masri M, Aldabbagh S, Bosch BJ, Beer M, Müller MA, Kellam P, Drosten C. Human infection with MERS coronavirus after exposure to infected camels, Saudi Arabia, 2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(6): 1012-5.

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364338

Saudi Arabia

Memish ZA, Cotten M, Watson SJ, Kellam P, Zumla A, Alhakeem RF, Assiri A, Rabeeah AA, Al-Tawfiq JA. Community case clusters of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Hafr Al-Batin, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a descriptive genomic study. Int J Infect Dis. 2014; 23: 63-8.

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365043

United Arab Emirates

Meyer B, Juhasz J, Barua R, Das Gupta A, Hakimuddin F, Corman VM, Müller MA, Wernery U, Drosten C, Nagy P. Time Course of MERS-CoV Infection and Immunity in Dromedary Camels. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(12): 2171–2173.

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364303

United Arab Emirates

Meyer B, Müller MA, Corman VM, Reusken CB, Ritz D, Godeke GJ, Lattwein E, Kallies S, Siemens A, van Beek J, Drexler JF, Muth D, Bosch BJ, Wernery U, Koopmans MP, Wernery R, Drosten C. Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, United Arab Emirates, 2003 and 2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(4): 552-9.

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364970

Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Morocco

Miguel E, Chevalier V, Ayelet G, Ben Bencheikh MN, Boussini H, Chu DK, El Berbri I, Fassi-Fihri O, Faye B, Fekadu G, Grosbois V, Ng BC, Perera RA, So TY, Traore A, Roger F, Peiris M. Risk factors for MERS coronavirus infection in dromedary camels in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Morocco, 2015. Euro Surveill. 2017; 22(13).

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364958

Saudi Arabia

Mohd HA, Memish ZA, Alfaraj SH, McClish D, Altuwaijri T, Alanazi MS, Aloqiel SA, Alenzi AM, Bafaqeeh F, Mohamed AM, Aldosari K, Ghazal S. Predictors of MERS-CoV infection: A large case control study of patients presenting with ILI at a MERS-CoV referral hospital in Saudi Arabia. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016; 14(5): 464–470.

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364652

Iran

Moniri A, Marjani M, Tabarsi P, Yadegarynia D, Nadji SA. Health Care Associated Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS): A Case from Iran. Tanaffos. 2015; 14(4): 262-7.

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364796

South Korea

Moon SY, Son JS. Infectivity of an Asymptomatic Patient With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2017; 64(10): 1457–1458.

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365173

Saudi Arabia

Motabi IH, Zaidi SZA, Ibrahim MH, Tailor IK, Alshehry NF, AlGhamdi MS, Iqbal S, Mudaibigh S, Alnajjar FH. Report of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection in Four Patients with Hematological Malignancies Treated at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Blood. 2016; 128(22): 4903.

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364632

United Arab Emirates

Muhairi SA, Hosani FA, Eltahir YM, Mulla MA, Yusof MF, Serhan WS, Hashem FM, Elsayed EA, Marzoug BA, Abdelazim AS. Epidemiological investigation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in dromedary camel farms linked with human infection in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. Virus Genes. 2016; 52(6): 848-54.

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364870

Egypt, Somalia, Sudan

Müller MA, Corman VM, Jores J, Meyer B, Younan M, Liljander A, Bosch BJ, Lattwein E, Hilali M, Musa BE, Bornstein S, Drosten C. MERS coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in camels, Eastern Africa, 1983–1997. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(12): 2093-5.

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364963

Saudi Arabia

Müller MA, Meyer B, Corman VM, Al-Masri M, Turkestani A, Ritz D, Sieberg A, Aldabbagh S, Bosch BJ, Lattwein E, Alhakeem RF, Assiri AM, Albarrak AM, Al-Shangiti AM, Al-Tawfiq JA, Wikramaratna P, Alrabeeah AA, Drosten C, Memish ZA. Presence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibodies in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide, cross-sectional, serological study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015; 15(5): 559-64.

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364941

Kenya

Munyua P, Corman VM, Bitek A, Osoro E, Meyer B, Müller MA, Lattwein E, Thumbi SM, Murithi R, Widdowson MA, Drosten C, Njenga MK. No Serologic Evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection Among Camel Farmers Exposed to Highly Seropositive Camel Herds: A Household Linked Study, Kenya, 2013. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017; 96(6): 1318–1324.

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365066

Bangladesh

Muraduzzaman AKM, Khan MH, Parveen R, Sultana S, Alam AN, Akram A, Rahman M, Shirin T. Event based surveillance of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS- CoV) in Bangladesh among pilgrims and travelers from the Middle East: An update for the period 2013–2016. PLoS One. 2018; 13(1): e0189914.

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364706

South Korea

Nam HS, Park JW, Ki M, Yeon MY, Kim J, Kim SW. High fatality rates and associated factors in two hospital outbreaks of MERS in Daejeon, the Republic of Korea. Int J Infect Dis. 2017; 58: 37–42.

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365105

Saudi Arabia

Nazer RI. Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus Causes High Fatality After Cardiac Operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017; 104(2): e127-e129.

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364330

United Arab Emirates

Ng DL, Al Hosani F, Keating MK, Gerber SI, Jones TL, Metcalfe MG, Tong S, Tao Y, Alami NN, Haynes LM, Mutei MA, Abdel-Wareth L, Uyeki TM, Swerdlow DL, Barakat M, Zaki SR. Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Ultrastructural Findings of a Fatal Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the United Arab Emirates, April 2014. Am J Pathol. 2016; 186(3): 652-8.

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364353

Saudi Arabia

Noorwali AA, Turkistani AM, Asiri SI, Trabulsi FA, Alwafi OM, Alzahrani SH, Rashid MM, Hegazy SA, Alzaydi MD, Bawakid KO. Descriptive epidemiology and characteristics of confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in the Makkah Region of Saudi Arabia, March to June 2014. Ann Saudi Med. 2015; 35(3): 203-9.

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364894

Oman

Nowotny N, Kolodziejek J. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels, Oman, 2013. Euro Surveill. 2014; 19(16): 20781.

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364255

Saudi Arabia

Oboho IK, Tomczyk SM, Al-Asmari AM, Banjar AA, Al-Mugti H, Aloraini MS, Alkhaldi KZ, Almohammadi EL, Alraddadi BM, Gerber SI, Swerdlow DL, Watson JT, Madani TA. 2014 MERS-CoV outbreak in Jeddah–a link to health care facilities. N Engl J Med. 2015; 372(9): 846-54.

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365122

Saudi Arabia

Olarinmoye AO, Olugasa BO, Niphuis H, Herwijnen RV, Verschoor E, Boug A, Ishola OO, Buitendijk H, Fagrouch Z, Al-Hezaimi K. Serological evidence of coronavirus infections in native hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Epidemiol Infect. 2017; 145(10): 2030–2037.

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364282

Saudi Arabia

Omrani AS, Matin MA, Haddad Q, Al-Nakhli D, Memish ZA, Albarrak AM. A family cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infections related to a likely unrecognized asymptomatic or mild case. Int J Infect Dis. 2013; 17(9): e668-72.

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365072

United Arab Emirates

Paden CR, Yusof MFBM, Al Hammadi ZM, Queen K, Tao Y, Eltahir YM, Elsayed EA, Marzoug BA, Bensalah OKA, Khalafalla AI, Al Mulla M, Khudhair A, Elkheir KA, Issa ZB, Pradeep K, Elsaleh FN, Imambaccus H, Sasse J, Weber S, Shi M, Zhang J, Li Y, Pham H, Kim L, Hall AJ, Gerber SI, Al Hosani FI, Tong S, Al Muhairi SSM. Zoonotic origin and transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the UAE. Zoonoses Public Health. 2018; 65(3): 322–333.

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364347

South Korea

Park GE, Ko JH, Peck KR, Lee JY, Lee JY, Cho SY, Ha YE, Kang CI, Kang JM, Kim YJ, Huh HJ, Ki CS, Lee NY, Lee JH, Jo IJ, Jeong BH, Suh GY, Park J, Chung CR, Song JH, Chung DR. Control of an Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in a Tertiary Hospital in Korea. Ann Intern Med. 2016; 165(2): 87–93.

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365131

South Korea

Park JW, Lee KJ, Lee KH, Lee SH, Cho JR, Mo JW, Choi SY, Kwon GY, Shin JY, Hong JY, Kim J, Yeon MY, Oh JS, Nam HS. Hospital Outbreaks of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Daejeon, South Korea, 2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017; 23(6): 898–905.

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364624

South Korea

Park MH, Kim HR, Choi DH, Sung JH, Kim JH. Emergency cesarean section in an epidemic of the middle east respiratory syndrome: a case report. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2016; 69(3): 287-91.

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364952

South Korea

Park SH, Kim YS, Jung Y, Choi SY, Cho NH, Jeong HW, Heo JY, Yoon JH, Lee J, Cheon S, Sohn KM. Outbreaks of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Two Hospitals Initiated by a Single Patient in Daejeon, South Korea. Infect Chemother. 2016; 48(2): 99–107.

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365041

South Korea

Park YS, Lee C, Kim KM, Kim SW, Lee KJ, Ahn J, Ki M. The first case of the 2015 Korean Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak. Epidemiol Health. 2015; 37: e2015049.

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365029

Jordan

Payne DC, Iblan I, Alqasrawi S, Al Nsour M, Rha B, Tohme RA, Abedi GR, Farag NH, Haddadin A, Al Sanhouri T, Jarour N, Swerdlow DL, Jamieson DJ, Pallansch MA, Haynes LM, Gerber SI, Al Abdallat MM, Jordan MERS-CoV Investigation Team. Stillbirth during infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. J Infect Dis. 2014; 209(12): 1870-2.

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365178

Egypt

Perera RA, Wang P, Gomaa MR, El-Shesheny R, Kandeil A, Bagato O, Siu LY, Shehata MM, Kayed AS, Moatasim Y, Li M, Poon LL, Guan Y, Webby RJ, Ali MA, Peiris JS, Kayali G. Seroepidemiology for MERS coronavirus using microneutralisation and pseudoparticle virus neutralisation assays reveal a high prevalence of antibody in dromedary camels in Egypt, June 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013; 18(36): 20574.

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365101

Thailand

Plipat T, Buathong R, Wacharapluesadee S, Siriarayapon P, Pittayawonganon C, Sangsajja C, Kaewpom T, Petcharat S, Ponpinit T, Jumpasri J, Joyjinda Y, Rodpan A, Ghai S, Jittmittraphap A, Khongwichit S, Smith DR, Corman VM, Drosten C, Hemachudha T. Imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection from Oman to Thailand, June 2015. Euro Surveill. 2017; 22(33).

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364832

Malaysia

Premila Devi J, Noraini W, Norhayati R, Chee Kheong C, Badrul AS, Zainah S, Fadzilah K, Hirman I, Lokman Hakim S, Noor Hisham A. Laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Malaysia: preparedness and response, April 2014. Euro Surveill. 2014; 19(18).

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364825

Italy

Puzelli S, Azzi A, Santini MG, Di Martino A, Facchini M, Castrucci MR, Meola M, Arvia R, Corcioli F, Pierucci F, Baretti S, Bartoloni A, Bartolozzi D, de Martino M, Galli L, Pompa MG, Rezza G, Balocchini E, Donatelli I. Investigation of an imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Florence, Italy, May to June 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013; 18(34).

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364344

Philippines

Racelis S, de los Reyes VC, Sucaldito MN, Deveraturda I, Roca JB, Tayag E. Contact tracing the first Middle East respiratory syndrome case in the Philippines, February 2015. West Pac Surveill Response J. 2015; 6(3): 3–7.

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364827

Qatar

Raj VS, Farag EA, Reusken CB, Lamers MM, Pas SD, Voermans J, Smits SL, Osterhaus AD, Al-Mawlawi N, Al-Romaihi HE, AlHajri MM, El-Sayed AM, Mohran KA, Ghobashy H, Alhajri F, Al-Thani M, Al-Marri SA, El-Maghraby MM, Koopmans MP, Haagmans BL. Isolation of MERS coronavirus from a dromedary camel, Qatar, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(8): 1339-42.

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364900

Jordan

Reusken CB, Ababneh M, Raj VS, Meyer B, Eljarah A, Abutarbush S, Godeke GJ, Bestebroer TM, Zutt I, Muller MA, Bosch BJ, Rottier PJ, Osterhaus AD, Drosten C, Haagmans BL, Koopmans MP. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) serology in major livestock species in an affected region in Jordan, June to September 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013; 18(50): 20662.

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364948

Qatar

Reusken CB, Farag EA, Haagmans BL, Mohran KA, Godeke GJ 5th, Raj S, Alhajri F, Al-Marri SA, Al-Romaihi HE, Al-Thani M, Bosch BJ, van der Eijk AA, El-Sayed AM, Ibrahim AK, Al-Molawi N, Müller MA, Pasha SK, Drosten C, AlHajri MM, Koopmans MP. Occupational Exposure to Dromedaries and Risk for MERS-CoV Infection, Qatar, 2013–2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(8): 1422-5.

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364898

Qatar

Reusken CB, Farag EA, Jonges M, Godeke GJ, El-Sayed AM, Pas SD, Raj VS, Mohran KA, Moussa HA, Ghobashy H, Alhajri F, Ibrahim AK, Bosch BJ, Pasha SK, Al-Romaihi HE, Al-Thani M, Al-Marri SA, AlHajri MM, Haagmans BL, Koopmans MP. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA and neutralising antibodies in milk collected according to local customs from dromedary camels, Qatar, April 2014. Euro Surveill. 2014; 19(23).

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364924

Chile, Netherlands, Oman, Spain

Reusken CB, Haagmans BL, Müller MA, Gutierrez C, Godeke GJ, Meyer B, Muth D, Raj VS, Smits-De Vries L, Corman VM, Drexler JF, Smits SL, El Tahir YE, De Sousa R, van Beek J, Nowotny N, van Maanen K, Hidalgo-Hermoso E, Bosch BJ, Rottier P, Osterhaus A, Gortázar-Schmidt C, Drosten C, Koopmans MP. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus neutralising serum antibodies in dromedary camels: a comparative serological study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013; 13(10): 859-66.

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364651

Nigeria

Reusken CB, Messadi L, Feyisa A, Ularamu H, Godeke GJ, Danmarwa A, Dawo F, Jemli M, Melaku S, Shamaki D, Woma Y, Wungak Y, Gebremedhin EZ, Zutt I, Bosch BJ, Haagmans BL, Koopmans MP. Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(8): 1370-4.

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364883

Qatar

Reusken CB, Schilp C, Raj VS, De Bruin E, Kohl RH, Farag EA, Haagmans BL, Al-Romaihi H, Le Grange F, Bosch BJ, Koopmans MP. MERS-CoV Infection of Alpaca in a Region Where MERS-CoV is Endemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016; 22(6): 1129-31.

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364328

South Korea

Rhee JY, Hong G, Ryu KM. Clinical Implications of 5 Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in a South Korean Outbreak. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2016; 69(5): 361-6.

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365070

Spain

Rubio E, Martínez MJ, Gonzalo V, Barrachina J, Torner N, Martínez AI, Jané M, Vilella A, Del Rio A, Rodriguez-Valero N, Pinazo MJ, Muñoz J, Soriano A, Trilla A, Vila J, Marcos MÁ. Definitive diagnosis in suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus cases. J Travel Med. 2018; 25(1).

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364322

Saudi Arabia

Saad M, Omrani AS, Baig K, Bahloul A, Elzein F, Matin MA, Selim MA, Al Mutairi M, Al Nakhli D, Al Aidaroos AY, Al Sherbeeni N, Al-Khashan HI, Memish ZA, Albarrak AM. Clinical aspects and outcomes of 70 patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a single-center experience in Saudi Arabia. Int J Infect Dis. 2014; 29: 301-6.

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364336

Saudi Arabia

Sabir JS, Lam TT, Ahmed MM, Li L, Shen Y, Abo-Aba SE, Qureshi MI, Abu-Zeid M, Zhang Y, Khiyami MA, Alharbi NS, Hajrah NH, Sabir MJ, Mutwakil MH, Kabli SA, Alsulaimany FA, Obaid AY, Zhou B, Smith DK, Holmes EC, Zhu H, Guan Y. Co-circulation of three camel coronavirus species and recombination of MERS-CoVs in Saudi Arabia. Science. 2016; 351(6268): 81-4.

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365033

Saudi Arabia

Saeed AA, Abedi GR, Alzahrani AG, Salameh I, Abdirizak F, Alhakeem R, Algarni H, El Nil OA, Mohammed M, Assiri AM, Alabdely HM, Watson JT, Gerber SI. Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015-February 2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017; 23(4): 682–685.

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365023

Pakistan

Saqib M, Sieberg A, Hussain MH, Mansoor MK, Zohaib A, Lattwein E, Müller MA, Drosten C, Corman VM. Serologic Evidence for MERS-CoV Infection in Dromedary Camels, Punjab, Pakistan, 2012–2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017; 23(3): 550–551.

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365158

Bahrain

Seddiq N, Al-Qahtani M, Al-Tawfiq JA, Bukamal N. First Confirmed Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the Kingdom of Bahrain: In a Saudi Gentleman after Cardiac Bypass Surgery. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2017; 2017: 1262838.

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364879

Saudi Arabia

Shalhoub S, Abdraboh S, Palma R, AlSharif H, Assiri N. MERS-CoV in a healthcare worker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: an index case investigation. J Hosp Infect. 2016; 93(3): 309-12.

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365031

Saudi Arabia

Shalhoub S, AlZahrani A, Simhairi R, Mushtaq A. Successful recovery of MERS CoV pneumonia in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report. J Clin Virol. 2015; 62: 69–71.

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365162

Global

Sharif-Yakan A, Kanj SS. Emergence of MERS-CoV in the Middle East: origins, transmission, treatment, and perspectives. PLOS Pathog. 2014; 10(12): e1004457.

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364911

Saudi Arabia

Sherbini N, Iskandrani A, Kharaba A, Khalid G, Abduljawad M, Al-Jahdali H. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Al-Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: Demographic, clinical and survival data. J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2017; 7(1): 29–36.

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365151

Qatar

Sikkema RS, Farag EABA, Himatt S, Ibrahim AK, Al-Romaihi H, Al-Marri SA, Al-Thani M, El-Sayed AM, Al-Hajri M, Haagmans BL, Koopmans MPG, Reusken CBEM. Risk Factors for Primary Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in Camel Workers in Qatar During 2013–2014: A Case-Control Study. J Infect Dis. 2017; 215(11): 1702–1705.

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394858

Nigeria

So RT, Perera RA, Oladipo JO, Chu DK, Kuranga SA, Chan KH, Lau EH, Cheng SM, Poon LL, Webby RJ, Peiris M. Lack of serological evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in virus exposed camel abattoir workers in Nigeria, 2016. Euro Surveill. 2018; 23(32).

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364915

Saudi Arabia

Thabet F, Chehab M, Bafaqih H, Al Mohaimeed S. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in children. Saudi Med J. 2015; 36(4): 484-6.

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364626

United Kingdom

Thomas HL, Zhao H, Green HK, Boddington NL, Carvalho CF, Osman HK, Sadler C, Zambon M, Bermingham A, Pebody RG. Enhanced MERS coronavirus surveillance of travelers from the Middle East to England. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(9): 1562-4.

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364273

Greece

Tsiodras S, Baka A, Mentis A, Iliopoulos D, Dedoukou X, Papamavrou G, Karadima S, Emmanouil M, Kossyvakis A, Spanakis N, Pavli A, Maltezou H, Karageorgou A, Spala G, Pitiriga V, Kosmas E, Tsiagklis S, Gkatzias S, Koulouris N, Koutsoukou A, Bakakos P, Markozanhs E, Dionellis G, Pontikis K, Rovina N, Kyriakopoulou M, Efstathiou P, Papadimitriou T, Kremastinou J, Tsakris A, Saroglou G. A case of imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus infection and public health response, Greece, April 2014. Euro Surveill. 2014; 19(16): 20782.

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364709

Jordan

van Doremalen N, Hijazeen ZS, Holloway P, Al Omari B, McDowell C, Adney D, Talafha HA, Guitian J, Steel J, Amarin N, Tibbo M, Abu-Basha E, Al-Majali AM, Munster VJ, Richt JA. High Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus in Young Dromedary Camels in Jordan. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2017; 17(2): 155-159.

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364622

Qatar

Varughese S, Read JG, Al-Khal A, Abo Salah S, El Deeb Y, Cameron PA. Effectiveness of the Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus protocol in enhancing the function of an Emergency Department in Qatar. Eur J Emerg Med. 2015; 22(5): 316-20.

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364290

United Arab Emirates

Wernery U, Corman VM, Wong EY, Tsang AK, Muth D, Lau SK, Khazanehdari K, Zirkel F, Ali M, Nagy P, Juhasz J, Wernery R, Joseph S, Syriac G, Elizabeth SK, Patteril NA, Woo PC, Drosten C. Acute middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in livestock Dromedaries, Dubai, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(6): 1019-22.

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364284

United Arab Emirates

Wernery U, El Rasoul IH, Wong EY, Joseph M, Chen Y, Jose S, Tsang AK, Patteril NA, Chen H, Elizabeth SK, Yuen KY, Joseph S, Xia N, Wernery R, Lau SK, Woo PC. A phylogenetically distinct Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus detected in a dromedary calf from a closed dairy herd in Dubai with rising seroprevalence with age. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2015; 4(12): e74.

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365190

United Arab Emirates

Wernery U. Some epidemiological studies on mers coronavirus in dromedaries in the united arab emirates- a short communication. J Camel Pract Res. 2014; 21(1): 1–4.

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365153

Thailand

Wiboonchutikul S, Manosuthi W, Sangsajja C. Zero Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: Lessons Learned From Thailand. Clin Infect Dis. 2017; 64(suppl-2): S167-S170.

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364253

France, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Wickramage K, Peiris S, Agampodi SB. “Don’t forget the migrants”: exploring preparedness and response strategies to combat the potential spread of MERS-CoV virus through migrant workers in Sri Lanka. F1000Res. 2013; 2: 163.

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364793

China

Wu J, Yi L, Zou L, Zhong H, Liang L, Song T, Song Y, Su J, Ke C. Imported case of MERS-CoV infection identified in China, May 2015: detection and lesson learned. Euro Surveill. 2015; 20(24).

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365068

South Korea

Xiao S, Li Y, Sung M, Wei J, Yang Z. A study of the probable transmission routes of MERS-CoV during the first hospital outbreak in the Republic of Korea. Indoor Air. 2018; 28(1): 51–63.

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365107

China

Xie Q, Cao Y, Su J, Wu J, Wu X, Wan C, He M, Ke C, Zhang B, Zhao W. Two deletion variants of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus found in a patient with characteristic symptoms. Arch Virol. 2017; 162(8): 2445–2449.

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364928

South Korea

Yang JS, Park S, Kim YJ, Kang HJ, Kim H, Han YW, Lee HS, Kim DW, Kim AR, Heo DR, Kim JA, Kim SJ, Nam JG, Jung HD, Cheong HM, Kim K, Lee JS, Kim SS. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in 3 Persons, South Korea, 2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(11): 2084-7.

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364888

China

Yang L, Wu Z, Ren X, Yang F, Zhang J, He G, Dong J, Sun L, Zhu Y, Zhang S, Jin Q. MERS-related betacoronavirus in Vespertilio superans bats, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014; 20(7): 1260-2.

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364334

Iran

Yavarian J, Rezaei F, Shadab A, Soroush M, Gooya MM, Azad TM. Cluster of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections in Iran, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(2): 362-4.

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365089

Iran

Yavarian J, Shafiei Jandaghi NZ, Naseri M, Hemmati P, Dadras M, Gouya MM, Mokhtari Azad T. Influenza virus but not MERS coronavirus circulation in Iran, 2013–2016: Comparison between pilgrims and general population. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2018; 21: 51–55.

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364630

Iran

Yousefi M, Dehesh MM, Farokhnia M. Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Iran in 2014. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2017; 70(1): 115–118.

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364968

United Arab Emirates

Yusof MF, Eltahir YM, Serhan WS, Hashem FM, Elsayed EA, Marzoug BA, Abdelazim AS, Bensalah OK, Al Muhairi SS. Prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. Virus Genes. 2015; 50(3): 509–13.

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365080

United Arab Emirates

Yusof MF, Queen K, Eltahir YM, Paden CR, Al Hammadi ZMAH, Tao Y, Li Y, Khalafalla AI, Shi M, Zhang J, Mohamed MSAE, Abd Elaal Ahmed MH, Azeez IA, Bensalah OK, Eldahab ZS, Al Hosani FI, Gerber SI, Hall AJ, Tong S, Al Muhairi SS. Diversity of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses in 109 dromedary camels based on full-genome sequencing, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017; 6(11): e101.

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364939

Saudi Arabia

Zaki AM, van Boheemen S, Bestebroer TM, Osterhaus AD, Fouchier RA. Isolation of a novel coronavirus from a man with pneumonia in Saudi Arabia. N Engl J Med. 2012; 367(19): 1814-20.

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365103

Saudi Arabia

Zhao J, Alshukairi AN, Baharoon SA, Ahmed WA, Bokhari AA, Nehdi AM, Layqah LA, Alghamdi MG, Al Gethamy MM, Dada AM, Khalid I, Boujelal M, Al Johani SM, Vogel L, Subbarao K, Mangalam A, Wu C, Ten Eyck P, Perlman S, Zhao J. Recovery from the Middle East respiratory syndrome is associated with antibody and T-cell responses. Sci Immunol. 2017; 2(14).

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